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Currentscapes is one of two photo essays in the book by Berlin-based photographer Bui Luu Quynh Nguyen @qlb.x. It portrays the diverse scenes in which power production forms a constant backdrop to Berlin’s everyday landscape, often in very subtle ways. Once seen through this lens, however, the omni-present power infrastructure becomes impossible to overlook. So maybe keep your eyes open, whether you’re stepping out for lunch or taking a weekend stroll.

#powerplants #urbanexploration #photoessay #berlinphotography #urbaninfrastructure #hiddeninplainsight #urbanobservation

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POWER, FLOWS, AND TRANSFORMATION: Energy Landscapes of Berlin-Brandenburg

A product of over 3 years of teaching and research at TU Berlin’s Habitat Unit, this experimental book explores the often-invisible infrastructure that powers our everyday lives. What began as an educational project under the BB2040 initiative has evolved into a multi-layered journey through the energy spaces of Berlin-Brandenburg—past, present, and future.

Led by a dedicated team of editors and contributors, the research examined where the capital region sources its energy from and by what means. The process involved extensive fieldwork across the region, documenting sites from Brandenburg’s coal mines to Berlin’s power grid, analysing historical transformations, and mapping the complex networks that connect seemingly disparate regions of energy production and consumption.

The resulting volume presents a unique spatial perspective on the energy transition, featuring detailed maps, architectural drawings, and vibrant photography by Bui Luu Quynh Nguyen. Through five key energy carriers—coal, oil, gas, solar, and wind—the book offers both a material understanding of current systems and predictions about how future transformation might unfold across the region’s territory.

Published by JOVIS Verlag, the book will be available for purchase next week!
Available at: https://www.jovis.de/en/book/9783986120207

Editors: David Bauer, Santiago Martínez Murillo, Philipp Misselwitz, Yuliya Navatskaya, Joseph Smithard

Editorial Assistance: Elif Soylu

Contributors: Edouard Barthen, Elke Beyer, Simon Breth, Philipp Deilmann, Felix Frankowiak, Anke Hagemann, Patrick Martin, Amelia Mega, Bui Luu Quynh Nguyen, Cordelia Polinna, Elif Soylu, Paul Strobel

Made possible by the generous support of Robert Bosch Stiftung.

#berlinbrandenburg #energytransition #bb2040 #sustainability #urbaninfrastructure

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COMMUNITY ROUND-UP N°205 [curated by @alexandrekurek] 🌆

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Urban palette 🏢🍭 Wonderful capture by our skilled member @qlb.x⁠
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#cherrydeck #findphotographers #phroom #peachestate #architecturephotography #photozine #theprintswap #pastels #france #broadmagazine #stademagazine #thephotographicindex #dreamworld #otherwordly #wanderlust #somewheretravel #pasteltoned #archilovers #archidaily #architecturelovers #accidentlywesanderson #etczine_trip #ithosmag #colorblocmag #shootaesthetics #architizer #architecturephotographer #architecturephotographylovers #urbanphotography

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Schon mal von der Tuschkastensiedlung gehört? 🎨 Ja, die Berliner:innen lieben lustige Kosenamen! (Grüße gehen raus an unseren liebsten Telespargel! 😁)

Unser #HiddenGem führt uns nach Altglienicke in die Gartenstadt Falkenberg. Hier haben alle Häuser eins gemeinsam: Jede Wohneinheit hat eine eigene Farbe. 🏡🌈
Aber warum? Kommt mit auf eine Zeitreise! (Vorab: Die farbenfrohen 70er haben damit nichts zutun.😉)

Um 1910 lebten viele Berliner:innen in beengten Mietskasernen, weswegen der Architekt Bruno Taut eine Siedlung plante, die städtisches und ländliches Wohnen verbinden sollte. Durch den Ersten Weltkrieg konnte aber nur ein kleiner Teil des Projekts realisiert werden: 80 Reihenhäuser und 10 Mehrfamilienhäuser. 🏘️

Und darum ist es hier so bunt: Taut widersprach der Ansicht, dass nur Materialien die Farbe eines Hauses bestimmen sollten. Er sah Farbe als eigenständiges Element an, was zu kostengünstigeren und farbenfroheren Fassaden führte.

Früher belächelt, heute heiß begehrt! 🙌 Die denkmalgeschützte Siedlung wurde einst skeptisch betrachtet, aber jetzt stehen die Leute Schlange, um hier zu wohnen! Seit 2008 ist sie stolzer Teil des UNESCO-Weltkulturerbes der Berliner Moderne! 🌟

Markiert jemanden, mit dem ihr unbedingt mal hierhin müsst! 😉

Danke für die großartigen Bilder @brian_norg, @olga_dekush, @fiona_berlin_based, @berlinspazierer, @berlinbummler und @qlb.x! 😍

#wirberlin #wirsindeinberlin #berlinberlin #tuschkastensiedlung #gartenstadtfalkenberg #bohnsdorf #berlinhistorie #berlinfotografie

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This is the end of my adventure in France. I met so many cool people and have so much fun. I will always remember this time as one of the happiest.

PS: miss your all guys ❤️❤️

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Having moved so many times, it never ceases to surprise me how much a place changes us. These 4 months have been incredibly difficult for me, many things have changed, but what has definitely stayed the same is my feeling in France and the feeling that my childhood dream has come true!!! 😍

Thank you everyone for your contribution to me, you’re the best! Thank you France for being the most beautiful, favourite and delicious country in the world.

A lot of wine was drunk, a lot of foie gras was eaten and dozens of cities were visited.

I'm sure I'm just saying a bientôt en France for a while ! 🇫🇷❤️

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I mean, I wish somebody had told me on that very first day at the airport, that this whole erasmus experience wouldn't be so bad, haha.

No, I can't write anything serious, because then it would be cheesy🧀 as f/ck. But here are the best people of Nantes🇫🇷 (a ňácí češi nakonec 🇨🇿ofc) and some of the greatest moments. And the best piano lesson on definitely not out-of-tune piano in the very first week.

ps. solo trips to Paris are different kind of post💅

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From the book »re:imagine your city – rethinking urban paradigms« , from the section Rethinking Heritage

Paralleles Berlin (Parallel Berlin): Expectations and Memories of Karl-Marx-Allee and the Interbau 1957 by Bui Luu Quynh Nguyen @qlb.x

Quynh’s photo series »Paralleles Berlin« tells of the traces of the Cold War in the urban landscape of Berlin today. The series shows two political stages in the formerly divided capital and portrays Karl-Marx-Allee in the East as the first socialist street of the GDR.
These sites in East and West Berlin, now firmly integrated into the cityscape and listed as historical monuments, bear witness to a close interlocking of architecture and political interests in the post-war period.

1. West Berlin: Akademie der Künste (not part of the Interbau 1957)
2. West Berlin: Building of Alvar Aalto
3. West Berlin: Bartningallee

4. East Berlin: Haus der Statistik
5. East Berlin: Fountain basin in Frankfurter Allee
6. East Berlin: Kino International West Berlin, Akademie der Künste (not part of the Interbau 1957)

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Our new book, »re:imagine your city«, is now available!

This publication invites you to embark on a journey to explore and rethink the current paradigms that shape our urban environments.

🏛️ Discover insightful perspectives on topics such as commemoration and heritage, city planning and gentrification, migration and the post-pandemic changes that are reshaping our cities, as well as the importance of solidarity and critical spatial practices in urban development.

💫What makes this book truly special is that it's the result of a collective effort by a passionate and transdisciplinary network of urban practitioners, educators, researchers, artists, designers, and architects. They all came together within the framework of the international design lab for urban practices and transformation, re:imagine your city.

📓Get ready to be inspired and gain a fresh outlook on the cities we live in. Get your copy of »re:imagine your city« now

Contributors:
Anaïs Alfieri, Nor Greenhalgh, Michael W Mehaffy, Cindy Menassa-Kuelby, Moritz Ruben Hahn , Sophie Dilg, Michael Brummer, Katya Romanova @kat_romanova , @philippenathan2001 , @guerillaarchitects , Yanru Chen @yanruuuchen , @anastasiazhuravel , Confronting Monuments, Anton Kuzmin @krasniy_luch , @natashakrymskaya , Liang Zhenru, Michał Romaniuk, Luigi Barraza Cardenas, @dashapodoltseva , Fricka Lindemann, Luana Thor, Catherin Schöberl @thisismyunprofessional_me , Bui Luu Quynh Nguyen @qlb.x , @daniel.fennell , @fab.peixoto , @sofiia.korotkevych , @alexandrekurek , Leah Hamilton, @nowyzloty , Jian Luo, @offener_kanal_europa : Nora Spiekermann and Giacomo Marinsalta, @jeremyphilipknowles , Sara R. Ahmed, Andrea Conte, Maria Cecilia Daniele, @melina_papageorgiou , @evaholts , Loukia Batsi @batsiloukia , Placemaking Europe, LOCUMENT @locument , Maja Esakova, @assembleberlin , @placemaking_europe

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Cee Cee photo challenge: thanks to everyone who shared their photos to the theme of “Between” in November. Tap to see the photographer.⁠
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The theme this month is “Giving” 🎁 use the tag #ceeceeberlin to share your photos with us!⁠
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Photo: Patricia Cabeza (@patriciacabezav); Jimmi Michelsen (@jimmimichelsen); Bui Luu Quynh Nguyen (@qlb.x); Katha (@altbauspaziergang); Oilly (@oilllllllllly); Pizzeria (@pizzeriaberlin); Viviane Sandra (@spreeblogger)⁠
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#ceecee #berlinphotographer #photochallenge #berlincity #autumn #tones_of_berlin #urbanxberlin #cityscape #weloveberlin #photographerberlin #deutschlandkarte #deutschland_greatshots #travel2germany Ubahn tracks and building post by Cee Cee Berlin

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