Philology Library at the Free University Berlin, Germany

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This library by Foster and Partners, built in 2005, is known as the Berlin Brain. Norman Foster sheltered the stacks of the university library with a double-layered canopy that opens for natural ventilation.

The structure can be seen silhouetted on the canopy. The canopy's glowing, flowing panels inspire movement-driven floorplan. The overall blob shape results from an overall sense of place and movement. This movement culminates a yellow epicenter, a passageway to the next building. This building is about collective movement and transitions.

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Also by Norman Foster: Moscow Tower, Commerzbank Fankfurt, HSBC, Swiss Re, Millennium Bridge, London City Hall, British Museum Courtyard


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