OUGD502 BERLIN

As a course we took a trip to Berlin for a few days to explore the art and culture there, as well as a lot of sightseeing in my case!

Bauhaus Archive
This was really interesting to see the style of architecture of the buildings, and to think that this would of been how some people lived back in the day.

Berlin Zoological Gardens
This trip was to research different animals and plants that would be found in the rainforest for OUGD505 Studio Brief Two.

Zoo main entrance.

Berlin Zoological Gardens Aquarium
The aquarium was part of the Zoological Gardens, where lots of exotic fish could be found, again to be used for OUGD505 Studio Brief Two.

The typeface for Aquarium was really interesting, in gold which made it look quite royal against the stone building.

Piece of the Berlin Wall
Sections of the Berlin Wall were on display outside a station on the street.

Berlin Wall East Side Gallery
East Side Gallery showcases works of art on the still standing Berlin Wall.

Berlinische Galerie

How does this sculpture work? Gravity defying and interesting.

This gallery had a really interesting staircase in the main gallery space, a great architectural feature.

This was a really interesting exhibition where trees have been photographed against colourful, interesting architectural backgrounds.

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War Memorial by Checkpoint Charlie

Checkpoint Charlie

Holocaust Memorial
Walking through this memorial, you get a sense of what it would of been like to be held captive during this time, as you start off in the daylight walking amongst these stones, and then slowly less of the surrounding area can be seen until you're encased with these stones towering above you, where you can only see what's ahead, and it stretches so far ahead of you, and this makes you walk faster to get to the end, and then all of a sudden you're back in the daylight and can see your surroundings again, and you feel free.

Brandenburg Gate

Galeries Lafayette Window Display
This was a really interesting window display where LED neon tubes framed the legs of the mannequin, which gave it a kind of sci-fi feel.

Ritter Sport Chocolate Museum
These bears are all around Berlin, and they are fabulous and each one is painted differently.

Hem
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What caught my eye was the fabulous typeface on this building, as at the time I had no idea what was behind those windows, it looked a little like offices, but the typeface made you think there was something special in there.

Interesting brickwork of a housing building opposite the Berlinische Gallery.

Another interesting housing block on the streets of Berlin round the corner from the Berlinische Gallery. Love the arched walkway and the sloping windows.

Soul on the floor going into the U-Bahn. This writing was also found on the platform of another U-Bahn station, so I think someone goes around writing this in places, which is a really interesting idea as it just lifts you up a little bit and distracts you from the normal stuff you're doing.

Going to Berlin was a really interesting experience, and I don't know what I was expecting from it, but I didn't imagine there'd be so many concrete buildings, although I guess this is due to Berlin needing to be rebuilt quickly after the war. I saw some really interesting things, however I wouldn't go back again, as there really was a lot of concrete and tall, boring buildings.