In no other place in Europe have changing ideologies and differing urban planning models left such a far-reaching mark as in Berlin. The German capital enables the reader to make a literal journey through history. In the shape of four excursions, this guide presents prominent architectural highlights from Kurfürstendamm in the West to the prefab housing estates of the East. With its comprehensive maps and full-format aerial photographs, this book is an ideal companion when discovering the architecture of Berlin. The Former East: Unter den Linden The Former West: Kurfürstendamm On the Trail of the Berlin Wall On the Trail of Plattenbau

Dominik Schendel, born 1986, studied architecture in Hamburg, Vienna and Berlin. Worked at Hermann Czech in Vienna as well as at Volker Staab and Sackmann Payer Architects in Berlin. His extensive know-how of the urban and architectural history of his adopted city is incorporated into the Architectural Guide Berlin which is written with great enthusiasm.