Andrew HyamsTropical Islands: the aircraft hanger water park.Experience the Sublime in Brandenburg.Nov 25, 2023Nov 25, 2023
Andrew HyamsSpreepark syndromeFor me, the Spreepark is a microcosm of a certain Berlin syndrome.Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023
Andrew HyamsPartying at the Colossus.The abandoned M3 Miami Diskothek is in a curious spot.Sep 22, 2022Sep 22, 2022
Andrew HyamsUncle Tom’s Modernism, Berlin’s roof wars and a Tale of Three Estates.It was the best of times, it was the worst of times: Berlin between the wars. Jostling together in the city’s south west corner on the cusp…Oct 19, 20211Oct 19, 20211
Andrew HyamsHansaviertel: ideological battles in architecture.In the 1950s, West Germany got spooked by the impressive neo-classical ‘palaces for the people’ being visibly erected on the other side of…Oct 4, 20211Oct 4, 20211
Andrew HyamsAn Englishman in GropiusstadtGropiusstadt may bear Walter Gropius’ name, but he would have be appalled to see it. The Bauhaus-founder drafted the original plans but…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
Andrew HyamsIrony killed by colour in South Korea.The Korean war started badly for the South. In 1950, Communist forces rolled right through the country, with a small region around the…Feb 1, 2020Feb 1, 2020
Andrew HyamsThe secret film studio you pass on your commute.Many disused tube tunnels under London are snapshots in time — the advertising present on the day of closure still pealing from the walls.Jan 12, 2020Jan 12, 2020
Andrew HyamsMoorish paradise on the Wandsworth Road.It started with rising damp.Oct 12, 2019Oct 12, 2019
Andrew HyamsThe Six Forgotten Giants of CopenhagenHow to attract visitors to overlooked neighbourhoods?Sep 6, 2019Sep 6, 2019
