"Glass Box" Berlin New National Gallery
Key:Germany | 1968 | xhibition









项目概况:
berlin new national gallery designed by modern architecture pioneer mies van der rohe in 1968 is located in the southeast of berlin. known as modern "parthenon", it is the last design of mies van der rohe in exploring the pure architectural style of glass and steel. follow the consistent concept of "less is more", the gallery is designed into the square of 54×54m with a plat square steel roof with the length of 64.8m. the internal frame is supported by eight 8.4 meters high cross-section columns. it contains two floors, ground floor and underground floor. the hall on the ground surrounded by large glass walls is used for short-term exhibitions by movable partitions. the underground halls mainly display the artworks and the facilities. the abstract metal body sculptures on the platform echo the architecture of glass box. the seven departments present respectively painting, sculpture, drawings and prints, indian art, islamic art, east asian art, german folk crafts, etc.in complex classification.