ARCHITECTURE, MEMORY AND INSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY: THE ROLE OF THE 1963, 1999, 2019 COMPETITIONS SHAPED THE STAATSBIBLIOTHEK ZU BERLIN

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 2 , 836 - 856 , 01.04.2026

Evin Eriş , Roya Karimi Mohaddeseh Hesami

https://doi.org/10.7456/tojdac.1857180

https://izlik.org/JA97MM47YJ

Öz

This paper explores the role of three architectural competitions (in 1963, 1999, and currently in 2019) in the development of the political, spatial, and symbolic identity of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. By analyzing the case of the two buildings of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Haus Potsdamer Straße in former West Berlin, as well as Haus Unter den Linden in the East, it provides insights into the three architectural competitions as instruments of cultural definition in the history of this important German cultural institution. The first competition in 1963 represented the democratic ideals of West Berlin in the Cold War period, while the competition of 1999 reinterpreted the Imperial, as well as the Socialist, aspects of the East in the context of reunification, and the current competition in 2019 deals with issues of accessibility, modernization, as well as the management of Scharoun's architectural heritage. The conclusion drawn from this research highlights the importance of the three architectural competitions as cultural acts of definition, in which the Stabi continues to be defined as a cultural idea.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Stabi , Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin , Architectural Competition , Cultural Transformation , Berlin Reunification

MİMARLIK, BELLEK VE KURUMSAL KİMLİK BAĞLAMINDA BERLİN DEVLET KÜTÜPHANESİ’Nİ ŞEKİLLENDİREN 1963, 1999 VE 2019 YARIŞMALARI

https://izlik.org/JA97MM47YJ

Öz

Bu makale, 1963, 1999 ve 2019 yıllarında gerçekleştirilen üç önemli mimari yarışmanın, Berlin Devlet Kütüphanesi’nin (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) politik, mekânsal ve sembolik kimliğini nasıl şekillendirdiğini incelemektedir. Çalışma, Batı Berlin’deki Haus Potsdamer Straße ve Doğu Berlin’deki Haus Unter den Linden olmak üzere kütüphanenin iki ana yapısına odaklanarak her yarışmayı kendi tarihsel ve ideolojik bağlamı içinde ele almaktadır. 1963 yarışması, Soğuk Savaş döneminde Batı Berlin’in demokratik ve kültürel hedeflerini mekânsal olarak ifade ederken; 1999 yarışması Doğu’daki imparatorluk ve sosyalist katmanları ulusal yeniden birleşme bağlamında yeniden yorumlamıştır. Devam eden 2019 yarışması ise erişilebilirlik, altyapı modernizasyonu ve Scharoun’un mimari mirasının korunması gibi güncel önceliklere odaklanmaktadır. Bulgular, bu yarışmaların yalnızca tasarım süreçleri değil, Stabi’nin kimliğinin sürekli olarak yeniden kurulduğu kültürel anlatı eylemleri olarak işlediğini göstermektedir. Bu çerçevede mimarlık, belleğin ve kurumsal dönüşümün bir aracı olarak işlev görmekte; kütüphanenin değişen mekânsal formunu Berlin’in dönüşen politik peyzajına bağlamaktadır

Anahtar Kelimeler

Anahtar Kelimeler: Stabi , Berlin Devlet Kütüphanesi , Mimari Yarışma , Kültürel Dönüşüm , Berlin’in Yeniden Birleşmesi

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