Form versus Function: Mies and the Museum: Instructions for a temple | Joachim Jäger

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On 27 and 28 November 2014, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin organized a scholarly colloquium that addressed the historical renovation planned for the Neue Nationalgalerie by David Chipperfield Architects and the importance of Mies van der Rohe's building in the history of architecture. To an audience of some 400 guests, a panel of architects, artists, historic preservationists, and curators delivered speeches on the building's dual role as both an iconic monument and a living art museum of the highest calibre.