A very full day

So here is the first batch of places and buildings we saw today.  With many of these, part of the goal is to start to compare different works by the same architect, or different solutions to the same building type, or similarities between different buildings which have some identifiable trait/aspect in common; all of which we may see unfold over the total trip.

Our first embassy: The United Kingdom

On to Pariser Platz.

Inside the DG Bank.  Frank Gehry had to restrain himself on the exterior, but creates a jewel of a conference room and atrium inside.

And the students took lots of shots.

Right next door to the bank is the Akademie der Kunst (Academy of Art) by Gunter Behnisch.  He is one of the great living German architects.  Known for his collisions and angles, he too had to restrain himself outside, letting it all happen in the interior.

More to come later.  I'm off to find dinner.