The AEG Turbine Factory was built in 1909 at Huttenstrasse 12 to 16 in the Moabit district of Berlin, and is the best known building by the architect Peter Behrens. The steel-framed structure is about 100 meters long, with 15-meter glass windows running along both sides, and is considered the first attempt to bring restrained modern design principles to industrial architecture. Its bold departure from the ornamented factory buildings of its time had a lasting impact on the development of architecture as a whole.
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LocationHuttenstraße 12-16, Moabit district, Berlin 1 Structural System Building Type Construction Connections
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1. AEG Turbine Factory (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AEG_turbine_factory
The AEG turbine factory was built in 1909, at Huttenstraße 12-16 in the Moabit district of Berlin. It is the best-known work of architect Peter Behrens. The 100 m long steel-framed building with 15 m tall glass windows on either side is considered the first attempt to introduce restrained modern design to industrial architecture.
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The AEG Turbine Factory was built in 1909 at Huttenstrasse 12 to 16 in the Moabit district of Berlin, and is the best known building by the architect Peter Behrens.
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