"Berlin kommt wieder": Die Architekten Paul Schwebes und Hans Schoszberger
Two architects have largely escaped notice in literature on the reconstruction of postwar (West) Berlin, despite their long-lasting legacy in shaping its architectural fabric: Paul Schwebes and Hans Schoszberger, who have worked together in a joint office since 1956. Several of their buildings still stand as emblematic of Berlin’s City West, shaping its urban flair between Kurfürstendamm and Tauentzienstraße, Ernst-Reuter-Platz and Breitscheidplatz, in Budapester Straße and in other districts. Reconstructing over 160 projects from Berlin’s pre- and postwar years, mainly from the tertiary sector with a smaller number of residential buildings, the volume also uncovers the political and economic conditions that allowed this architecture to become symbols of a new era and an open society after 1945.

  • Key chapter of (West) Berlin’s post-WWII architectural history
  • Comprehensive catalog of the work produced by Paul Schwebes and Hans Schoszberger’s office
  • Extensive visual documentation of the buildings, including formerly unpublished images
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"Berlin kommt wieder": Die Architekten Paul Schwebes und Hans Schoszberger
Two architects have largely escaped notice in literature on the reconstruction of postwar (West) Berlin, despite their long-lasting legacy in shaping its architectural fabric: Paul Schwebes and Hans Schoszberger, who have worked together in a joint office since 1956. Several of their buildings still stand as emblematic of Berlin’s City West, shaping its urban flair between Kurfürstendamm and Tauentzienstraße, Ernst-Reuter-Platz and Breitscheidplatz, in Budapester Straße and in other districts. Reconstructing over 160 projects from Berlin’s pre- and postwar years, mainly from the tertiary sector with a smaller number of residential buildings, the volume also uncovers the political and economic conditions that allowed this architecture to become symbols of a new era and an open society after 1945.

  • Key chapter of (West) Berlin’s post-WWII architectural history
  • Comprehensive catalog of the work produced by Paul Schwebes and Hans Schoszberger’s office
  • Extensive visual documentation of the buildings, including formerly unpublished images
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"Berlin kommt wieder": Die Architekten Paul Schwebes und Hans Schoszberger

"Berlin kommt wieder": Die Architekten Paul Schwebes und Hans Schoszberger

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Two architects have largely escaped notice in literature on the reconstruction of postwar (West) Berlin, despite their long-lasting legacy in shaping its architectural fabric: Paul Schwebes and Hans Schoszberger, who have worked together in a joint office since 1956. Several of their buildings still stand as emblematic of Berlin’s City West, shaping its urban flair between Kurfürstendamm and Tauentzienstraße, Ernst-Reuter-Platz and Breitscheidplatz, in Budapester Straße and in other districts. Reconstructing over 160 projects from Berlin’s pre- and postwar years, mainly from the tertiary sector with a smaller number of residential buildings, the volume also uncovers the political and economic conditions that allowed this architecture to become symbols of a new era and an open society after 1945.

  • Key chapter of (West) Berlin’s post-WWII architectural history
  • Comprehensive catalog of the work produced by Paul Schwebes and Hans Schoszberger’s office
  • Extensive visual documentation of the buildings, including formerly unpublished images

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783986120023
Publisher: JOVIS
Publication date: 12/31/2023
Pages: 456
Product dimensions: 8.27(w) x 11.02(h) x (d)
Language: German
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Karin Wilhelm studierte Kunstgeschichte, Soziologie und Philosophie. In den Jahren 1991 bis 2001 war sie Professorin für Kunst-und Kulturgeschichte an der TU Graz, ab 2001 Professorin für Geschichte und Theorie der Architektur und Stadt an der TU Braunschweig. Zwischen 1994 und 1999 war sie Mitglied des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau und wurde 2011 zum Mitglied der Braunschweigischen Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft ernannt.

Johann Sauer studierte Germanistik und Kunstgeschichte und ist Dramaturg und Co-Regisseur. Er übersetzte und bearbeitete zahlreiche Werke, insbesondere der englischen dramatischen Literatur, sowie Aufsätze zur Theatergeschichte.

Nicole Opel studierte Architektur in Weimar und Venedig. Seit 2020 ist sie Mitarbeiterin im Forschungsprojekt zu den Architekten Paul Schwebes und Hans Schoszberger. Zuvor war sie freie wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung, Berlin und von 2009 bis 2013 und 2015 Redakteurin der Zeitschrift ARCH+ in Berlin und Aachen.


Karin Wilhelm studied art history, sociology, and philosophy. Between 1991 and 2001, she has been professor of Art and Cultural History at TU Graz. Following this, she became Professor of the History and Theory of Architecture and the City at TU Braunschweig. She was a member of Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau’s Scientific Advisory Board from 1994 to 1999, and was named a member of the Braunschweigische Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft scientific society in 2011.

Johann Sauer studied German and art history and is a dramaturge and co-director. He has translated and adapted numerous works, focusing particularly on English dramatic literature, as well as essays on the history of theatre.

Nicole Opel studied architecture in Weimar and Venice. She has been a member of the research project on the architects Paul Schwebes and Hans Schoszberger since 2020. Prior to this, she was a freelance research assistant at the Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin. From 2009 to 2013 and again in 2015, she was an editor of the ARCH+ magazine in Berlin and Aachen.

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