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Ludwig Leo

Take a closer look at Umlauftank 2 in Berlin. This page focuses on one documented work credited to Ludwig Leo.

1 building in this collection · 1 city · 1 country

Featured work
Umlauftank 2
Architectural themes
Postmodernist · Expressionist
Umlauftank 2, Berlin
Umlauftank 2 Berlin

Architectural context

About Ludwig Leo

Ludwig Leo (1924–2012) was a German architect who produced some of West Berlin's most eccentric buildings. The catalogue features the Umlauftank 2 (1974) — a hydrodynamics research facility whose bright pink industrial pipeline and angular Expressionist-Postmodernist forms make it one of Berlin's most unusual structures. Leo's work defies stylistic classification, combining engineering pragmatism with a playful disregard for architectural convention.

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