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Albert Speer

Take a closer look at Schwerbelastungskörper (Heavy load-exerting body) in Berlin. This page focuses on one documented work credited to Albert Speer.

1 building in this collection · 1 city · 1 country

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Schwerbelastungskörper (Heavy load-exerting body)
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Functionalist · Brutalist
Schwerbelastungskörper (Heavy load-exerting body), Berlin
Schwerbelastungskörper (Heavy load-exerting body) Berlin

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About Albert Speer

Albert Speer (1905–1981) was the chief architect of Nazi Germany and later Minister of Armaments. The catalogue features the Schwerbelastungskörper (Heavy Load-Bearing Body) in Berlin — a massive concrete cylinder built in 1941 to test whether the marshy Berlin soil could support the colossal structures planned for Hitler's unrealised "Germania" project. The cylinder, which sank further than predicted, now serves as a memorial and documentation site for the megalomania of Nazi urban planning.

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Is this a complete list of works?
No. This is Vandelay’s selected collection of 1 building credited to Albert Speer. The catalogue includes collaborations and does not represent a complete body of work.
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