Last month, the Neue Nationalgalerie by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe marked two major milestones: the fiftieth anniversary of its inauguration on September 15, 1968, and the end of the second phase of an ongoing renovation by David Chipperfield Architects Berlin.
The firm won the commission to restore the historic monument in 2012 and spent four years devising a scheme to preserve the museum’s open plan, glass-enclosed, above-ground space and below-grade galleries, while improving visitor access, optimizing museum operations, and addressing technical issues. Dirk Lohan of Chicago, the original project architect and Mies van der Rohe’s grandson, and Fritz Neumeyer, Berlin, a Mies scholar, serve as consultants on the renovation.
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