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Live from Berlin

What is it like to live and work in the Hauptstadt? A Canadian designer’s unique perspective on finding work and having fun in Berlin.

Posts in Landscape & Urban Design
Mauerpark

I always thought the Mauerpark was kinda gross, but I've slowly come around to it. If you don't mind clumpy grass mixed with a healthy dose of cigarette smoke and graffiti, I feel confident you will see the charm of the Mauerpark in time.

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Prenzlauer Berg / Oderbergerstrasse 18

Just got back from a crazy week in Montreal, followed by a crazy overnight trip with my office to documenta 13. For now, just some pictures from our new apartment and area.

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Schlachtensee

​If you are in Berlin and it is hot, I recommend you make your way to the train and head'er straight to the lake. There are many lakes around Berlin, ​but Schlachtensee is said to be the cleanest and most scenic. We didn't need to be told twice on a hot May holiday: we packed up our towels, sunscreen, and snacks and headed west on the S1. 

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Urban Gardening & Exploring The Former Berlin Wall

Get your hoes out, or just visit the Prinzessinnengarten in Kreuzberg. PLUS, in what probably should be a separate post, the Chapel of Reconciliation by Peter Sassenroth.

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Park am Gleisdreieck

For 40 years the former train yard and paths in Berlin next to Möckernstraße were let to grow fallow and it is on this landscape that Park am Gleisdreieck is now situated. Atelier LOIDL of Berlin won the competition for the urban park design and the eastern part was opened in September, 2011. 

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