Berlin News Archive

Berlin monuments show history set in stone

The Japan Times, 29. April 2016
“Some were buried, others were riddled with bullet holes, and yet others dumped in old depots as the glorious periods they commemorated …“

Berlin Gallery Weekend Kicks Off, Unofficially, with Carsten Nicolai’s Berghain Installation

artnet News, 28. April 2016
“Raster Noton, the Chemnitz and Berlin-based electronic music label founded by artist Carsten Nicolai, Olaf Bender, and Frank Brettschneider is …“

Power News: Siemens celebrates 1000 gas turbines from Berlin: electricity for one billion people

PennEnergy, 27. April 2016
“Today, the Siemens gas turbine factory in Berlin is shipping its 1,000th gas turbine manufactured at the plant. The SGT5-4000F gas turbine, which has …“

Berlin’s new airport ‘may never open’: planner

The Local.de, 27. April 2016
“The man formerly responsible for planning Berlin’s much-delayed international airport has claimed the air hub will never open, after a series of failures …“

Berlin airport publishes construction roadmap

Business Traveller, 25. April 2016
“The much-delayed Berlin Brandenburg (BER) airport has devised a construction roadmap to keep customers updated with progress. At the same time …“

Berlin craft scene’s challenge to ancient beer purity law

The Local.de, 22. April 2016
“Germany’s best-known law worldwide is probably the ancient beer purity rule that’s nearing its 500th anniversary. But Berlin is the home of a growing …“

Is Berlin Still Cool?

VICE, 19. April 2016
“In an article for Slate, Lucian Kim—who moved to Berlin a year after the Wall came down (very cool), lived in a warehouse with a bunch of punks …“

Berlin police break up party at new vegan restaurant

BBC News, 18. April 2016
“So many people turned up for the opening of a vegan restaurant in Berlin that police intervened to disperse them, German media report. The opening …“

The Apple Car is reportedly being developed in a secret Berlin lab

Business Insider, 18. April 2016
“The German publication said on Monday that it had “learned from informed sources that Apple is running a secret laboratory for the development of an …“

London And Berlin Do Battle For Start-up Supremacy

Forbes, 15. April 2016
“Is London really Europe’s most important city when it comes to digital start-up businesses? Lauded by its fans for cultural diversity, Government …“

Spokesman for new Berlin airport sacked for deriding botched project

The Guardian, 12. April 2016
“The spokesman for Berlin’s new airport, which is billions of euros over budget and years behind schedule, has been sacked for saying that the project …“

Berlin Airport PR chief fired for calling project ‘shit show’

The Local.de, 12. April 2016
“The new spin doctor for Berlin’s embarrassingly delayed new airport found honesty doesn’t pay in his business on Monday, after just three months in …“

How Iggy Pop Recaptured Berlin Glory Days

RollingStone.com, 05 April 2016
“At one point, Pop sent Homme what he calls “a detailed blow-by-blow” on the making of those Berlin albums, including the tales behind songs like …“

Stop Everything, There’s a Secret David Hasselhoff Museum in Berlin

Newsweek, 29. March 2016
“Showing its devotion to The Hoff is the Circus Hostel in Berlin. Not only has it started a Facebook campaign to rename a street in his honor, but head …“

This Berlin supermarket has a vertical micro-farm inside it

Treehugger, 23 March 2016
“Introducing “farming as a service,” INFARM has launched what it calls “the first in-store farm in Europe” at a Berlin METRO supermarket location, with …“

Going underground: who’s behind Berlin’s secret subway bedrooms?

The Guardian, 20. March 2016
“At first, the underground workers who stumbled upon this scene in a disused U-Bahn tunnel in Berlin’s Reinickendorf district in mid-January assumed …“

Formula E launches 2016 Berlin ePrix

Motorsport.com, 18. March 2016
“The receipt of the permit to go racing on the streets of Berlin on May 21, takes motorsport back onto the roads of Berlin for the first time in almost 20 …“

The Secret Swagger of Berlin’s Cold War-Era Towers

WIRED, 17. March 2016
“Berlin’s post-war high rises were built with practicality, not beauty, in mind. The hulking buildings were designed to house as many families as possible …“

Berlin explosion: man killed in suspected car bomb

The Guardian, 15. March 2016
“An explosion that destroyed a car and killed the driver in Berlin during rush-hour traffic was probably caused by a bomb, police have said.“

Ambitious Street Art Museum to Open in Berlin in 2017

artnet News, 15. March 2016
“The streets of Berlin contain such a high quantity of street art that they may already qualify as an outdoor museum. But now the German capital is due …“

Berlin museums’ refugee guides scheme fosters meeting of minds

The Guardian, 27. February 2016
“The Ishtar Gate at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. According to one of the new guides: ‘The first question we usually get asked is: how did all this end …“

Old Brewery to Become Cultural Complex in Central Berlin

Artforum, 05 February 2016
“Hans Georg Näder, an art collector and billionaire who made his fortune in medical technology, has signed up British architect David Chipperfield to …“

Berlin to Open LGBT Refugee Center

TakePart, 24 January 2016
“After hundreds of reports of violence against LGBT refugees, German gay rights organization Schwulenberatung Berlin is set to open a center …“

Some Migrants in Germany Want to Go Home

Wall Street Journal, 24 January 2016
“BERLIN—In October, Amer sold all his belongings in Syria and took his family to a safer life in Germany. Four months later, he wants to return to a …“

Henry Rollins: I Used to Love Berlin — Now It’s Just a City in Germany

L.A. Weekly, 12 January 2016
“Greetings from Berlin, Germany. I am hours away from my first show of 2016. If all goes according to plan, I’ll be traveling and onstage most of this year …“

Life In Berlin: Tristan The T-Rex

NPR Berlin, 15. December 2015
“For the past half year, a team of scientists from the museum and Berlin’s Charite Hospital have researched the remains of Tristan. The T-Rex skeleton …“

Syrian man feeds Berlin’s homeless to repay German hospitality

Mashable, 26 November 2015
“Since then, Alex Assali, a Syrian man who lives in Berlin, has been setting up meal stations to feed the country’s homeless in an effort to “give …“

Berlin’s “Pregnant Oyster” Gets New Guts

The Creators Project, 25 November 2015
The unique mid-century silhouette of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, or, House of World Cultures, has become a landmark in Berlin’s cityscape.

Visiting an inflatable refugee center in Berlin

Devex, 20 November 2015
“Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar visits an inflatable refugee center in Berlin, Germany. Last week I had the opportunity to visit a refugee …“

Inside Brad Pitt’s Art Shopping Spree in Berlin

artnet News, 20 November 2015
“Taking a break from filming the Netflix military satire War Machine in Berlin, Hollywood star Brad Pitt was spotted meandering through the galleries of …“

Berlin’s real Bridge of Spies

Telegraph.co.uk, 20 November 2015
“It used to be a fairly complicated procedure to walk across the Glienicker Bridge on the far western outskirts of Berlin. For a start, it involved …“

Berlin busy with TV spies and an espionage museum

Chicago Tribune, 14 October 2015
“Germany’s dynamic capital, whose name simultaneously conjures up the Cold War and hipster cool, is suddenly a hot spot for television shows, …“

Driving the Depressing, Crappy, Communist-Era Trabant Across Berlin

AutoGuide.com, 14 October 2015
A native buddy of mine and tour guide during this trip reserved slots for us on the “Trabi Safari,” a Berlin tourist attraction that’s on par with seeing …

The Sickest Photos from the Berlin Festival of Light

The Creators Project, 14 October 2015
“Berlin’s annual celebration of all things bright and glowing, the Berlin Festival of Lights is off to an amazing start. Projection mapping spectacles engulf …“

Meryl Streep gets Berlin’s vote as president of film festival jury

The Guardian, 14 October 2015
“Suffragette star Meryl Streep has been named president of the jury for the 2016 edition of the Berlin film festival, it has been announced. Streep, who …“

Berlin’s Housing Problems Boil Over

Wall Street Journal, 06 October 2015
“When a German property developer tried to hold a meet-and-greet barbecue for neighbors of its new 68-unit condominium in August, …“

Historic Art, Luxury Apartments Battle Over Berlin’s Famous Wall

NPR, 03 October 2015
“When the Berlin Wall fell in November 1989, Kani Alavi was a young artist living in an apartment overlooking the border between East and West Berlin …“

Berlin candy store offers 3D printed sweet treats

Reuters, 30 September 2015
“A Katjes store in Berlin’s trendy Mitte district showcases the Magic Candy Factory where sweet-lovers young and old can choose from 3D template …“

Berlin’s disused airport to provide temporary shelter for refugees

The Guardian, 14 September 2015
“Berlin’s senate will create temporary accommodations for refugees in two hangars of Tempelhof airport.“

Weekend in . . . Berlin, a place for the strange and libertine

Irish Times, 12 September 2015
“There are few cities that transform themselves as profoundly from season to season as Berlin. The purgatorial winter, with its lightless days and frigid …“

Piece Of Berlin Wall Coming To Reykjavík

Reykjavík Grapevine, 11 September 2015
Reykjavík will soon host a large piece of the original Berlin Wall, as a part of an international celebration marking 25 years since German reunification.

Lenin Makes a Comeback in Berlin

Bloomberg View, 11 September 2015
“Even as Ukraine is busy eliminating Soviet symbols and renaming streets, the culture department of Berlin’s Spandau district succeeded in unearthing …“

60 Years of Gaming at the Berlin Video Game Museum

PC Magazine, 11 September 2015
“I toured the Computerspiele Museum during my trip to Berlin for IFA 2015, and I saw some genuine artifacts of video game history. …“

‘Airbnb for refugees’ group overwhelmed by offers of help

The Guardian, 01 September 2015
“Jonas Kakoschke (right) and Bakary Conan chat at Kakoschke’s flat in Berlin. Kakoschke gave shelter to Conan with his initiative Refugees Welcome, …“

Life In Berlin: New Life In An Abandoned Amusement Park

NPR Berlin, 01 September 2015
“An overgrown roller coaster track at Spreepark Berlin, the abandoned amusement park that’s being repurposed by Kultursommer im Spreepark.“

Polar bear’s death at Berlin zoo finally solved

Press Herald, 27 August 2015
“Knut, a polar bear that became a global celebrity then mysteriously drowned at age 4 in his Berlin Zoo pen, died of a rare autoimmune …“

Berlin’s Waterfront Heats Up for Travelers

Wall Street Journal, 26 August 2015
“BERLIN IS A SPRAWLY old shard of a thing, broken, rebuilt and broken again. By May 1945, some 70% of the city had been leveled, its imperial …“

Funky Berlin Summer 2015: Third Generation Jews In Germany

NPR Berlin, 20 August 2015
““My story is very easy,” says William Glucroft, an American Jew who moved to Berlin in 2009. “I came for a girl. And as I like to say, I came for the girl …“

Snakes and ladders for tenants as Berlin rent cap starts to bite

The Guardian, 19 August 2015
“A residential area in Berlin’s Mitte district. Rents in Berlin have risen on average by almost 53% in the past five years, with some sought-after districts …“

The war on Görli: could cleaning up Berlin destroy the reason people love it?

The Guardian, 18 August 2015
“Among the many green spaces for which Berlin is known, Görlitzer Park is neither the biggest, the most beautiful nor of the greatest historical …“

10 of the best ways to enjoy Berlin … on a budget

The Guardian, 18 August 2015
“The National Gallery on Berlin’s Museum Island: get three-day access to this and 50 more museums for €24…“

An Expat in Berlin for 36 Hours

New York Times, 17 August 2015
“More to the point, unlike New York, where I had been living, Berlin seemed like a place a young aspiring writer could make a go of it. And, as a …“

Voices: Leaving cool Britannia for even cooler Berlin

USA TODAY, 14. August 2015
“Poor but sexy. That’s how then-mayor Klaus Wowereit described Germany’s capital city more than a decade ago. He was attempting to lure …”

China’s Ai Weiwei says wants to teach art in Berlin

Yahoo News, 06. August 2015
“Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, in Germany after being barred from overseas travel for four years, says he is interested in teaching for …“

Wedding in Berlin Finally Has Its Moment

New York Times 05. August 2015
“At a Berlin dinner party, few punch lines used to be as reliable as naming the city’s Wedding neighborhood as the next big thing. This working-class …“

How Four Party Planners Brought Berlin’s Döner Kebab to Toronto

Munchies_ Food by VICE, 29. July 2015
“The Berlin-style döner sandwich, originally invented by a Turkish immigrant in Berlin as a way to satiate Germany’s fast-food habit, is the dance …“

“Arrivo Berlin” – a project in Berlin training migrants to prepare for work

euronews, 29. July 2015
“Creating the conditions for migrants to stay in Europe and earn a living is the aim of an initiative in Berlin – set up by the municipality and the city’s …“

Is Ai Weiwei Moving to Berlin?

artnet News, 28 July 2015
“Then there’s the artist’s residency at Berlin’s UDK art school, which he has been unable to take up due to his travel restrictions. In a radio interview with …“

Lenin’s head to be ‘resurrected’ in Berlin

The Local.de, 23. July 2015
“Buried and long forgotten, the head of a giant Lenin statue is set to make a comeback in the German capital a quarter-century after the fall of the Berlin …”

Absorbed in history-rich Berlin

San Diego Reader, 18 July 2015
“Touching down in Berlin, we knew this would be where we would find more history per square meter than anywhere else. The airport bus dropped us …“

Watch: WIRED explores Olafur Eliasson’s Berlin studio

Wired.co.uk, 16. July 2015
“WIRED recently travelled to Berlin to gain a rare insight into the creative workings of artist Olafur Eliasson’s studio, by the artist himself.“

The ‘Jewish Olympics’ to come to Berlin: ‘It will be emotionally charged’

The Guardian, 12. July 2015
“The choice of Berlin as this year’s host city is particularly significant. It reflects a remarkable turn for the nation once at the centre of the worst judeocide …“

Speculative Housing Market in Berlin Proving too Hot to Handle

Realty Today, 10. July 2015
“The head of the second largest letting firm in Germany has warned that the county’s housing market is becoming ‘prohibitively expensive’…“

Berlin growing twice as fast as expected

The Local.de, 8th July 2015
“The Berlin senate revealed on Monday that the capital is growing at double the pace that city planners had previously expected…“

Turkish shop a symbol in Berlin’s war on gentrification

Yahoo! Maktoob News, 17. June 2015
“After decades of quietly selling fruit and vegetables, a family-run Turkish grocery shop has become the unlikely flashpoint in a Berlin culture war pitting …“

Hudson’s Bay to Buy German Department Store Chain Galeria Kaufhof From Metro

The Wall Street Journal, 15. June 2015
“Hudson’s Bay to Buy German Department Store Chain Galeria Kaufhof From Metro. Operator of Saks Fifth Avenue set to expand in Europe. By. …“

Art World: Berlin Studio Complex, the Uferhallen, Threatened by Adidas

artnet News, 10th June 2015
“For artists, Berlin is perceived as the promised land, where rent is cheap and studio space is easy to come by. But increasingly, gentrification and …“

Berlin Startup Expansion Turns Death Strip Into Economic Hub

Bloomberg Business, 9th June 2015
“When Oliver Feucht-Zwerger left Berlin in 2011 to work in Switzerland, the area around Ostbahnhof, once a Cold War death strip, was mostly empty lots…“

Homeland gets €1m funding for Berlin shoot

The Local.de, 1st June 2015
“Hit US thriller series Homeland will receive €1 million of public funds from the Berlin-Brandenburg Media Board (MBB) for its fifth season, which starts …“

New record in Berlin: world’s largest electric vehicle parade

Electric Autosport – 26th May, 2015
“A new Guinness World Record has been set for the world’s largest electric vehicle parade. During the Formula E Berlin ePrix, a convoy of 577 electric vehicles hit the 3.4-kilometre long temporary race track at the former Tempelhof airport…“