2000 – Sony Centre, Berlin
The Sony Centre on Berlin’s historic Potsdamer Platz consists of a complex of buildings grouped around a central atrium.
The Sony Centre on Berlin’s historic Potsdamer Platz consists of a complex of buildings grouped around a central atrium.
After the Bundestag moved back to Berlin, buildings had to be constructed to contain supporting services.
The Federal Chancellery stands at the western end of the “Bundesband”, the strip of federal buildings that stretches across the bend in the River Spree to form a symbolic link between East and West.
Prior to reunification, Chancellor, Helmut Kohl decided to present Berlin with a new history museum. It was to be built on the bend of the River Spree opposite the Reichstag Building,
With reunification came the need for institutions to accompany the parliament. Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus was built on the banks of the Spree to house the library and Reference and Research Services of the Bundestag.