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Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor—also known as Bonjour Tristesse—in Berlin and Punt en Komma in The Hague are Álvaro Siza’s first built works outside his native Portugal. The two projects resemble one another in size, scale, program, and ambition: both were built in the 1980s, both are results of a distinct attitude towards the city, and both were social housing projects(...)
Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Álvaro Siza, Punt en Komma, The Hague, Bonjour Tristesse, Berlin
24 September 2015 to 22 May 2016
Corner, Block, Neighbourhood, Cities. Álvaro Siza in Berlin and The Hague
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Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor—also known as Bonjour Tristesse—in Berlin and Punt en Komma in The Hague are Álvaro Siza’s first built works outside his native Portugal. The two projects resemble one another in size, scale, program, and ambition: both were built in the 1980s, both are results of a distinct attitude towards the city, and both were social housing projects(...)
Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Álvaro Siza, Punt en Komma, The Hague, Bonjour Tristesse, Berlin
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architecture
1985
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circa 1980
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circa 1980
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circa 1984-1988
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circa 1980
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Published in conjunction with International Bauausstellung Berlin '84/'87. Image from the series "Apokalypse wow! 1984" by Mike Hugues.
circa 1984
Postcard with view of Edificio de Apartamentos Bonjour Tristesse [Bonjour Tristesse residential complex], Berlin
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Published in conjunction with International Bauausstellung Berlin '84/'87. Image from the series "Apokalypse wow! 1984" by Mike Hugues.