1963 – Philarmonie, Berlin
Architect: Hans Scharoun, Edgar Wisniewski
The Philharmonie was the first of a series of buildings which would create a Kulturforum (including the Kammermusiksaal,
1978 – Staatsbibliothek, Berlin
Architect: Hans Scharoun, Edgar Wisniewski
In 1964, Hans Scharoun won the competition for the Prussian State Library with this design.
1987 – Kammermusiksaal, Berlin
Architect: Hans Scharoun, Edgar Wisniewski
The construction of the Kammermusiksaal (chamber music hall) in 1987 completed Hans Scharoun’s concept for the Kulturforum almost thirty years after construction had started on the Philharmonie in 1960.
Scharoun, Hans (1893-1972)
Hans Scharoun was born in Bremen, Germany in 1893. He received his early architectural education at the Technical University Berlin-Charlottenburg from 1912-14.
