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After almost 50 years of exhibition history, the Neue Nationalgalerie (@neue_nationalgalerie) in Berlin closed in late 2014 due to a much-needed overhaul. This month, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s last completed work and only postwar building in Europe opens after six and a half years of renovation spearheaded by David Chipperfield Architects (@dca.berlin). For the museum, the architect took unrealized plans he drew for a Bacardi Rum company administration building in Cuba and created a delicate structure consisting of a large glass hall with a steel roof protruding far. Interpreting the appearance in their way, the locals lovingly named the listed building “the gas station.” #university #themepark#zoo#lakes#beaches