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Product Identifiers

PublisherJovis Verlag Gmbh

ISBN-103936314012

ISBN-139783936314014

eBay Product ID (ePID)30207814

Product Key Features

Book TitlePower Stations in Berlin : the Electropolis Heritage

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEurope / Germany, Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, Power Resources / General

Publication Year2004

IllustratorYes

GenreArchitecture, Technology & Engineering, History

AuthorKlaus Bürgel

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight15.9 Oz

Item Length12.2 in

Item Width9.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Grade FromCollege Freshman

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Grade ToUP

SynopsisNumerous historic power station buildings are impressive records of an era when Berlin was Europe's most important industrial city. The Berliner Elektrizitatswerke AG (Bewag) today has at its disposal a unique portfolio of treasured industrial architecture, the majority of which is meanwhile awaiting reutilisation. The book not only relates the story of Berlin's power station architecture, but also describes the enormous development potential that is connected with reutilising historic industrial architecture. With the example of an existing project's achievements, the creative possibilities are highlighted for reutilisation that preserves the building heritage and remains economically viable. In detail and with many illustrations, power stations now taken out of service are introduced and possibilities for their reuse are described. The book presents a comprehensive history of "Electropolis Berlin", from its beginnings, as well as insights for the future. Book jacket., Berlin was once the biggest industrial area in Europe. Enterprises like AEG or Siemens laid the foundations for a modern power supply together with Bewag, the Berlin electricity provider. This book introduces power stations as part of the architectural heritage of Berlin., Berlin was once the biggest industrial area in Europe, home to large-scale enterprises like AEG and Siemens. Bewag, the Berlin electricity provider, laid the foundations for a modern power supply together with these companies. Power Stations in Berlin considers numerous local power stations as an integral part of the city's architectural heritage, from the period of industrialization at the beginning of the twentieth century until now, giving a comprehensive overview of Berlin as an industrial city in the process. The question of how to reuse these unique plants, is raised; the right balance between preserving the facilities and finding a new economic use for them is crucial.

Text byDunger, Matthias, Haspel, Jörg, Bärthel, Hilmar, Staroste, Hubert, Bürgel, Klaus