21-28 October 2010
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Thursday 21 October - EasyJet to Schonfeld and then check in to hotel.
Friday 22 October - Canal/water cruise around Berlin including a stroll round central areas: Unter den Linden to Alexander Platz.
Saturday 23 October - In the morning a visit the Reichstag [Foster Partners], central Museums [Schinkel, Chipperfield]. The afternoon is free for your own exploration.
Sunday 24 October - Morning visit to heroic 1920s housing by Bruno Taut and others; before carrying on to Potsdam; Einstein Tower, Sanssouci palace and gardens.
Monday 25 October - We take the train [1 hour] to Wolfsburg, the location of Zaha Hadid’s Phaeno Science Centre, Aalto’s cultural centre and chapel, Scharoun’s theatre. We then return to Berlin.
Tuesday 26 October - Visits to the Kulturforum [Mies, Scharoun], Potsdamer Platz [Piano et al], Jewish Museum [Libeskind]. In the afternoon there is an optional visit to Tempelhof Airport and other buildings to the south of the city.
Wednesday 27 October - Day trip by train [2 hours] to Dessau and the Bauhaus buildings.
Thursday 28 October - Morning visit to western area: Mendelsohn's cinema, the Olympic stadium, Le Corbusier's Unite d'Habitacion. The afternoon is free before we take our evening flight home.
Travel Arrangements
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Depart: Thurs 21 Oct - EasyJet from Gatwick at 17:50, arriving Schonfeld at 20:40
Return: Thurs 28 Oct - EasyJet from Schonfeld, departs 18:30, arriving in Gatwick at 19:25
Cost: £670 each (based on two sharing) - including single supplement: £850
Deposit: £100
Important information - please read
These tours are the result of requests by an informal friendly group of architectural enthusiasts. Tim Bruce-Dick is the co-ordinator of this group which you are welcome to join. Tim books travel and accomodation upon request; all responsibility for all aspects of insurance rest entirely with individual participants who should ensure they have adequate insurance for the tour they choose to join. Hotels are usually centrally located modern three star hotels. The cost of airport transfers/local transport/food/drink are all extra unless specifically mentioned.
In these unpredictable times these programmes are subject to variation both in cost and content. The prices shown are accurate now and Tim will do his best to keep costs down; any notable variations will be discussed with the group before final amendments are made.
