Erich Mendelsohn: The Einstein Tower

25 minutes
Black and white
Recommended audience age range 16-adult

Automatic translation by
Systran

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The Einstein Tower in Potsdam near Berlin is considered a key Expressionist building - its curved, organic forms depart from all traditional expectations of what a tower should look like. We trace the genesis of its design back to Erich Mendelsohn's letters and sketches sent from the front during the First World War. The rounded, irregular forms of the tower were inspired by his passion for music and his interest in Einstein's revolutionary ideas; but the technical problems were daunting in the extreme. It is a tribute to the brilliance of Mendelsohn and the enthusiasm of his client, Dr Freundlich, that such a complex and beautiful concept ever actually materialized.

Erich Mendelsohn Sketch for the Einstein Tower

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Credits -

Director
Nick Levinson

Presenter/Writer
Dennis Sharp

Open University/BBC

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