Architect Róisín Heneghan hopes design will help ‘future generations understand and experience this space’
Henegan Peng will add a new visitor centre to the iconic ruined tower of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlinwas rebuilt in the postwar years, the ruined tower of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church was left standing as a ragged reminder of the horrors of war.
“We wanted people to get close again to the ruin so you feel the history embedded in those walls,” Ms Heneghan said. “For us the church is a symbol of Berlin’s complex history and an international site for memory, understanding and reconciliation.”Irish medal hopes suffer blow as money helps decide Los Angeles Olympics 2028 programme
A key new addition here is a circular pool, a nod to the adjacent bombed-out rose window, which will collect rain water from – as well as mirror – the ruined tower above. The competition jury praised the Irish team’s “intelligent reinterpretation of a historical place” that will more than double to 500m its exhibition space. Visited by 1.3 million people annually, the jury said it was confident the redesigned, barrier-free space will “enrich Berlin in every respect”.
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