With the 50th anniversary of the Interbau 1957 in Berlin’s Hansaviertel and the 20th anniversary of the International Building Exhibition 1987, 2007 marked two events that were equally groundbreaking for the development of Berlin after the war. Both exemplify the socio-political positions and urban design approaches of their time. But which solutions survive the test of time? Which results can be used in the long term? And how should we think of IBA today? With its potential, Berlin has the opportunity to redefine itself as a place of global innovation, production and control processes. There is enough space for experimentation, for example on the site of Tempelhof Airport. So is it time for a new building exhibition? The book and the preceding series of events sought answers to these questions.
This book was written as a follow-up to a discussion series at the Berlin Münzsalon, initiated and conducted by Sally Below, Moritz Henning and Heike Oevermann.
With positions by: Markus Bader, Sally Below, Michael Braum, Werner Durth, Peter Ebner, Oliver Frey, Uli Hellweg, Moritz Henning, Robert Kaltenbrunner, Harald Kraft, Regula Lüscher, Engelbert Lütke Daldrup, Ralf Metal, Erhart Pfotenhauer, Daniela Riedel, Matthias Sauerbruch, Günter Schlusche, Christiane Scholz, Oliver Schwedes, Irene Wiese-von Ofen / Edited by: Sally Below, Moritz Henning and Heike Oevermann
Below, S., Henning, M., Oevermann, H. (eds.): Die Berliner Bauausstellungen – Wegweiser in die Zukunft? Berlin: Regioverlag, 2007