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13/06/2012 2:55 pm  

The other day I traveled out of Paris to visit the Villa Savoye at Poissy.
It had been raining most of the day; when I arrived at the house, the sun had just emerged through the clouds. Being on the roof terrace; listening to the rustle of the trees in the tranquility of the grounds, as the sun shone brightly on the beautiful, clean white lines of this timeless modernist masterpiece - a moment I won't forget anytime soon. Sublime!
I am now in the Netherlands and going to go eastwards. I'm wondering if there are any other must-see houses, buildings or museums in this country. In Amsterdam there is a Rietveld designed cafe in the middle of the park, and I will take a train to Utrecht to see the Rietveld Schroder House. I have recently left Brussels, I understand it has a lot of art nouveau stuff but there was nothing in particular that I understood to be worth a visit. The people at the tourist information centre were awful.
I will be travelling to Germany in a few days, and suspect you would suggest I stop off in Weimar for the Bauhaus, although I will be spending most of my time in Berlin. Please let me know if you have any further recommendations for Germany and the Netherlands for modernist architecture (and any museums I may not have heard of?) Also do you know any reputable architectural tours guide/groups in these countries?
Thank you all so much - hope the sun is shining where you are


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13/06/2012 6:36 pm  

Berlin
Go for Hansaviertel, the area around Hansaplatz. Arne Jacobsen, Le Corbusier and tons of other people built there in the 50ies for an international exibition on city planning.
http://www.berliner-hansaviertel.de/bauten.htm
There is very early Neutra stuff deep in the west, don't find the link right now, but it's in Zehlendorf.
The Area around Alexanderplatz is turning quite ugly, but a couple of gems hidden there:
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Berlin_-_Haus_des_Lehrer...
If you need a list of furniture shops, just say so, i'll be more than happy to help you out.


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14/06/2012 9:53 pm  

Amsterdam Spaarndammerbuurt!
Not midmod, but very much worth seeing, and also somewhat off the tourist track.
http://rogershepherd.com/WIW/solution3/deKlerk.html


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