Berlin's 2 Postmodernist buildings represent the style's playful, rule-breaking impulse applied at very different scales. Ludwig Leo's Umlauftank 2 — a hydraulic testing facility painted bright pink and wrapped around a tubular water channel — predates the Postmodernist label but embodies its spirit: bold colour, pop-culture energy, and a refusal to take infrastructure seriously as architecture. Zaha Hadid's IBA Housing, built for the 1987 International Building Exhibition, fragments the Berlin block into angular, colliding geometries that challenge every convention of residential planning.
Postmodernist Architecture in Berlin
Architecture at a Glance
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Notable Postmodernist Buildings in Berlin
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Umlauftank 2
Ludwig Leo
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IBA Housing
Zaha Hadid Architects
Postmodernist Architects in Berlin
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More Styles in Berlin
- Modernist 37
- Brutalist 20
- Contemporary 12
- Residential 8
- Functionalist 6
- Sacred 6
- Industrial 5
- Expressionist 5
- Neue Sachlichkeit 4
- Futurist 3
- Deconstructivist 3
- Contextual Integration 2
- Stalinist 2
- Adaptive reuse 2
- Green architecture 2
- Bauhaus 2
- Facility 1
- Heimatstil 1
- Neues Bauen 1
- Nazi neoclassicism 1
- Jugendstil 1
- Gründerzeit 1
- Historicist 1
- Socialist Classicism 1
- Private House 1
- Neoclassicist 1
- Art Nouveau 1
- High-tech 1
- Organic architecture 1
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many Postmodernist buildings are in Berlin?
- Berlin has 2 Postmodernist buildings by 2 architects.
- Who designed Postmodernist buildings in Berlin?
- Notable architects include Ludwig Leo, Zaha Hadid Architects.
- Is there an app to explore Postmodernist architecture in Berlin?
- Yes — the Vandelay app offers a free AR map to explore Postmodernist buildings in Berlin. Scan buildings to learn their stories and discover hidden gems.
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