Germany
Balcony room: Adolph Menzel’s painting of potential
Kirsty BellIn his Balkonzimmer painting, Adolph Menzel painted less a room than the light, breeze and space between walls, writes Kirsty Bell
Protest architecture: timber pallets, climbing ropes and a bottle of glitter
Reuben J BrownRead in tandem, a new book and exhibition highlight ‘protest architecture’s’ aesthetic triumphs and practical nous, but its record as a political tool must b...
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Carbon contradiction: Spore Initiative headquarters in Berlin, Germany, by AFF Architekten
Florian HeilmeyerThe use of concrete in AFF Architekten’s building for a Berlin biodiversity non‑profit reveals the complexity at the heart of building sustainably
Revisit: Meisterhaus Kandinsky/Klee in Dessau, Germany by Walter Gropius
Florian HeilmeyerThe restoration of the house designed by Walter Gropius for artists Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee in Dessau, Germany, lives on as a walk‑in artwork