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GEHRY'S GEODE.(DG Bank headquarters in Berlin)
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The Architectural Review
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August 1, 2001
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- SLESSOR, CATHERINE
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The new DG Bank headquarters in Berlin forms part of the wider and ongoing reconstruction of Pariser Platz - but its urban sobriety hides a rich inner life, animated by the interplay of light, form and materials.
Immediately behind the Brandenburg Gate lies Pariser Platz (AR January 1999), the great urban piazza that terminates the triumphal axis of Unter den Linden. Before the War, it was the grandest square in Berlin, site of the American and French embassies, the Adlon Hotel, the Akademie der Kunste and blocks of luxurious flats and offices. After the War and the Wall, it was laid waste and became part of Berlin's deadly no-man's land. Since German reunification it has ...
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Brandenburg concerto: across from Berlin's number-one tourist attraction,...
Interior Design;
August 1, 2002 ;
Cullen, Michael S.;
760 words
......Gate was completed in 1791, Pariser Platz--the end of Unter den Linden...worked for years to obtain 2 Pariser Platz for a U.S. Embassy, on the theory...until November 9, 1989, however, Pariser Platz was a no man's-land between...fulfilling his dream of living at Pariser ...
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An American in Berlin; Building at the Intersection of Design and...
The Washington Post;
November 14, 1996 ;
Sarah Booth Conroy;
787 words
......historic Brandenburg Gate swung open on Pariser Platz. The Germanys reunited, the historic...past, a new embassy row is rising on Pariser Platz like flowers from the seeds of memory...Brandenburg Gate. Officially No. 2 Pariser Platz, the building will rise on the site...
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Ich bin ein Berliner (nein) - new US Embassy goes down like a lead balloon...
New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand);
May 19, 2008 ;
597 words
......estate in all Germany, sitting on the Pariser Platz square by the Brandenburg Gate. Badly...beside a main road that meets up with Pariser Platz, with a high fence and buffer zone...problems with an inner-city site such as Pariser Platz. The architects' hopes to give the...
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Security dispute stalls U.S. embassy in Berlin
Sunday Gazette-Mail;
July 11, 1999 ;
Ray Moseley;
601 words
......American government a choice site in Pariser Platz, close to the historic Brandenburg...as to whether it will ever go up in Pariser Platz, where the old French and British embassies...using a building several blocks east of Pariser Platz that was the U.S. embassy to the former...
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A merger of equals? (Global Focus).
The Banker;
March 1, 2002 ;
Wagner, Jan F.;
787 words
......painful and much-challenged merger of DG Bank and DZ Bank into DZ Bank is finally over...headquarters for DZ Bank's forerunner, DG Bank. Due to the logo's bland appearance, the...a painful integration phase involving DG Bank and GZBank, DZ Bank's other forerunner...
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Berliners close the gate against American expansion
The Sunday Herald;
September 5, 1999 ;
Steve Kettmann and Guy Raz;
787 words
......well as slicing into the prestigious Pariser Platz on one side and the grounds of the...The Americans vacated the site on Pariser Platz in 1941 and say they are only reclaiming...1797. "Americans purchased the site on Pariser Platz in September 1931," said Cullen. "But...
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S&P Rates DG Bank's Covered Bonds 'AAA'.
PR Newswire;
May 17, 1999 ;
662 words
......Gedeckte Schuldverschreibungen (covered bonds) issued by DG Bank Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank AG (DG Bank). Standard & Poor's has not assigned counterparty credit ratings to DG Bank. The rating on DG Bank's covered bonds primarily reflects...
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20/08/97. Works in progress on Pariser platz. (PAR125585)
Magnum Photos;
January 1, 1997 ;
John Vink;
39 words
...John Vink Magnum Photos 01-01-1997 20/08/97. Works in progress on Pariser platz. Keywords: western europe berlin europe germany continent german geographical european germany. berlin. 20/08/97. works in progress on pariser platz. 1997 Magnum Photos
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Back to the Pariser Platz
Rocky Mountain News (2007-Current);
May 20, 2008 ;
183 words
......Embassy in Berlin moves back to its pre-war site on the Pariser Platz adjacent to the Brandenburg Gate. It took long enough. The...heavily damaged during World War II and demolished in 1957. The Pariser Platz was once one of the great crossroads of the world and will...
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Back to the Pariser Platz.(Commentary/Editorial)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);
May 20, 2008 ;
188 words
......Embassy in Berlin moves back to its pre-war site on the Pariser Platz adjacent to the Brandenburg Gate. It took long enough. The...heavily damaged during World War II and demolished in 1957. The Pariser Platz was once one of the great crossroads of the world and will...
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Rabobank-DG Bank.(Correction Notice)
The Banker;
June 1, 2000 ;
23 words
...In our May issue (page 26) we suggested Rabobank took over DG Bank last year. This was not correct. Rabobank formed a strategic alliance with DG Bank.
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Daring Designs Speed Berlin's Unification.
The Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);
October 14, 2002 ;
787 words
......move and follow the wind. Explore Pariser Platz, a refurbished area in the former...phone: 011-49-30-22-62-99-33). PARISER PLATZ Berlin's front room, just east of the Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz was home to embassies, banks and...
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The new Berlin: Daring designs speed city's unification.(The Seattle...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;
October 21, 2002 ;
Pucci, Carol;
787 words
......move and follow the wind. Explore Pariser Platz, a refurbished area in the former...phone: 011-49-30-22-62-99-33). PARISER PLATZ Berlin's front room, just east of the Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz was home to embassies, banks and...
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The new Berlin: Daring designs speed city's unification.
The Seattle Times (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);
October 9, 2002 ;
787 words
......move and follow the wind. Explore Pariser Platz, a refurbished area in the former...phone: 011-49-30-22-62-99-33). PARISER PLATZ Berlin's front room, just east of the Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz was home to embassies, banks and...
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A U.S. Embassy's Long-Delayed Debut; After 70 Years, Building Opens to...
The Washington Post;
May 24, 2008 ;
Catherine Hickley;
652 words
......slots discreetly between two banks on Pariser Platz. Ornamentation is provided by a large...should build a McDonald's restaurant on Pariser Platz instead of an embassy. Diepgen said...of security structures is limited. "Pariser Platz has been completely redesigned to address...
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