Pruned: Tempelhof Mountain

(The storied Tempelhof Airport closed last October, and since then Berlin has wondered what to do with it. Architect Jakob Tigges has suggested building a “euphoric” 1,000-meter mountain, which would be partly ringed by the iconic Nazi terminal building. The proposal is not a serious idea, admits Tigges; rather, it's a provocation to use the site for something other than mediocre apartment buildings. Still, it would be a most unusual urban park, where instead of on an airplane, you ascend on foot. Image by Jakob Tigges and Malte Kloes.)

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Alicia
January 21, 2009 at 9:30:00 AM CST
Hello! jaja, why not to build an airport jaja, it seems to me a great idea!! I´m just joking but sometimes a big thing is needed to improve things... of course it is a bit crazy but... it is truly better than "champiñones" (what means "mushrooms" and it´s the way like in Spain we call that horrible buildings in the costa, a great amount of ugly buildings looking the same).

Alicia
January 21, 2009 at 9:31:00 AM CST
If you don´t mind I´m going to post this article in my blog, in Spanish to see what do my collegues think about it.
See you!

Anonymous
January 22, 2009 at 12:58:00 PM CST
plagiarism!
http://www.ladaproject.com/artists/antallakner/
(Berlin Bundesberg, 2005)

Anonymous
January 22, 2009 at 6:07:00 PM CST
An airport? How James Bondian.

Anyway, it would absolutely make a great urban park. San Francisco's hills are green (with envy).

S'Mat
January 24, 2009 at 2:49:00 PM CST
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Alexander Trevi
January 28, 2009 at 5:38:00 PM CST
Just noticed that the URL posted above by S'Mat was messing up the blog's layout, so I've deleted the comment and replicated the entire comment below, with the said link reformated and made clickable.

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how about a section of the mountain dedicated to aero-people?

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Thanks for the link, S'Mat!

Unknown
November 17, 2009 at 9:20:00 AM CST
great idea. did you consider how much water it will produce (rain snow etc) it will fill up the suggested sea/lake easily

Anonymous
June 11, 2010 at 10:11:00 AM CDT
oh well, it's now a park (popular among kite flyers)

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	Tempelhof Mountain Tuesday, January 20, 2009 #mountains #parks:urban #terraforming (The storied Tempelhof Airport closed last October, and since then Berlin has wondered what to do with it. Architect Jakob Tigges has suggested building a “euphoric” 1,000-meter mountain, which would be partly ringed by the iconic Nazi terminal building. The proposal is not a serious idea, admits Tigges; rather, it's a provocation to use the site for something other than mediocre apartment buildings. Still, it would be a most unusual urban park, where instead of on an airplane, you ascend on foot. Image by Jakob Tigges and Malte Kloes.) 8 COMMENTS — Alicia January 21, 2009 at 9:30:00 AM CST Hello! jaja, why not to build an airport jaja, it seems to me a great idea!! I´m just joking but sometimes a big thing is needed to improve things... of course it is a bit crazy but... it is truly better than "champiñones" (what means "mushrooms" and it´s the way like in Spain we call that horrible buildings in the costa, a great amount of ugly buildings looking the same). Alicia January 21, 2009 at 9:31:00 AM CST If you don´t mind I´m going to post this article in my blog, in Spanish to see what do my collegues think about it. See you! Anonymous January 22, 2009 at 12:58:00 PM CST plagiarism! http://www.ladaproject.com/artists/antallakner/ (Berlin Bundesberg, 2005) Anonymous January 22, 2009 at 6:07:00 PM CST An airport? How James Bondian. Anyway, it would absolutely make a great urban park. San Francisco's hills are green (with envy). S'Mat January 24, 2009 at 2:49:00 PM CST This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. Alexander Trevi January 28, 2009 at 5:38:00 PM CST Just noticed that the URL posted above by S'Mat was messing up the blog's layout, so I've deleted the comment and replicated the entire comment below, with the said link reformated and made clickable. --- how about a section of the mountain dedicated to aero-people? [link] --- Thanks for the link, S'Mat! Unknown November 17, 2009 at 9:20:00 AM CST great idea. did you consider how much water it will produce (rain snow etc) it will fill up the suggested sea/lake easily Anonymous June 11, 2010 at 10:11:00 AM CDT oh well, it's now a park (popular among kite flyers) Post a Comment — Comments on posts older than a week are moderated — —— Newer Post Older Post —— Home	1