Island and its that of bringing all of them together quite a difficult task i have to say but i think a gentleman whos not averse to difficult tasks David Chipperfield welcome 1st of all can you tell us a little bit about james cmon that the galleries named after james cmon james simon was a. Very important. Entrepreneur textile business very successful and he became a very generous for entrepreneurs to gave an enormous amount of money to good causes and especially to museums. He had a big collection and he famously financed the egyptian expedition the discovery of the armonica collection and the star of that is is now for t. T. Which is in the noise museum ok well talk more in a minute but lets 1st have a closer look at your brand new work named after james simo. The James Seaman Gallery the stunning combination of Neo Classical and modern architecture will serve as a new Entrance Point to one of the worlds most important repositories of Cultural Treasures carolyns museum island. Design cues for the gallery were taken from the existing 5 museums on the island. Architect David Shipler field conceived the 20 year long project including famously giving the galleries neighborhood the noise museum or new museum a new lease of life. From the jane seeman central hub visitors will have underground connections to museums on the island. We will be able to go right into the noise museum. In the future youll also be able to go left into the park so. This will become part of
a route. Which allows you. To come. Into this level go through the program and come back out even on the other level there is a sort of you know. Interchange. Connection. The Building Sprawling Outdoor Terrace and indoor Entrance Hall off of visitors a place to linger. The foyer is flooded with light thanks to floor to ceiling windows. The gallery also boasts a 300. 00 Seat Auditorium and a lavish museum shop outfitted entirely in french will not. The 1st show in the galleries temporary Exhibition Space will commemorate The Buildings Namesake Jewish Berlin Patron and art collector james seaman. The new gateway to berlins cultural acropolis is a Core Component of
a master plan for the island devised by David Chipperfield. And approved by the city in 1909 the main purpose of the gallery is servicing and connecting but beyond this it also gives the island a central focus the jane seeman gallery a dazzling you attraction on the unesco World Heritage site museum island. Lets take up the Point Of View NascoWorld Heritage site i mean obviously there were restrictions were in the area where you could build but was that also restrictions because of unesco did they have to approve your plans they didnt have to technically approve but they certainly could have made it more difficult if they werent happy with that. I think the question was was yes it was a restrictive sight physically restrictive in terms of being bounded by the by the cannot physically difficult because of that the water table that the ground
conditions that are absolutely awful when you were building any i mean reminds as well been building in the river. We were for a few years but also as you say the historical restrictions the importance of the surrounding buildings i mean we were coming on to a very. Predetermined stage. Of the Snow Graffiti the incredible Snow Graffiti of the 19th century. Museums was clearly something we had to think about very very seriously and therefore fitting into this preexisting architecture was really one of the biggest costs and also i mean also another. It seems like difficult toss has to fulfill many times i mean its not just a Visitors Center it is has to be many things. I think thats one of the that was
one of the exciting and difficult things of the project was to understand what it was its not another museum its a collection of different. Concerns and requirements that the museum on the needs primarily its an orientation in this empty place for larger Visitor Groups but its also a connector if it connects you into the museum tour and thats very much directed to expanding visitor. Groups and along with the facilities of bathrooms cloakrooms coffee shop and things like that but as well as that i think the project the building. Is a bridge to the city in a big permanent collections work terribly well for tourists but they dont always
appeal to the citizens. If you see never teach you not necessary going to go back next sunday as well are to the person or to however much you love them. So the Jameson Gallery Has is used to ordinances dealing with one is the master and the other is the city and so the the building contains changing Exhibition Space for the 1st time museum and we have very good purpose built in that of course appeals to broaden is because thats a breathtaking exhibition and just as importantly the auditorium which is a place where there will be lectures and events films i want to ask you about i mean your other great. Book your famous full sun in this city is the noise museum as well which was groundbreaking what i mean the press this went on for. So much controversy about it and i just wanted that there was weve got pictures of it
i think im mixing the old with the new as you did you prove the more wrong it was a triumph you won the e. U. Prize for contemporary architecture as well did you have a Doubt Chill Vision of that. With ever any doubts at all mud. I dont well we certainly worried. As a team you know this was. A complex project i think that the concept was clear what we wanted to try and do. I would admit that we didnt quite know how to do it but i think one of the things that was really instrumental in the project was the the tactic of collaboration. You couldnt do a project like iraq with so many complicated decisions so many fine decisions. Without having a very. Sort of combined effort between the planners the architects the clients the museums the i mean this i would say
for me the triumph was was in that cooperation and the bond the real and the the way of working then we developed and i think that was really critical and i would say what it is proving its proved worthwhile to for the Jamesy Mungana as well im sure weve run out of time but thank you so much for coming in we wish you all the best with the gallery and please keep coming back to Doing New Projects David Schiff thank you very much now in meet the germans every week our reporter rachel stu it investigates the cooks and idiosyncrasies of daily life in germany and shes only lived here for a couple of years so shes inquisitive and as a fresh outlook on things today shes having a look at the german love affair with the rules and all da. Gordon alongside i must be older. I believe order of life out of no not everything in
order to fit very well in the modern you are. All order from the law in the german language so other kids really is a boarder who is better in the face of auk know most of us if you put your. Hands on. Mr oh yeah thatll just sign was one or 2 from to get next its too formal and order form for you soon yet. Its a new kind of queens. College still too hot. Doesnt involve order. To that lets take a peek into a german home for some already please. When you think of all of the minimalistic homes maybe you think of japan or scandinavia but you know that popular swedish Home Furnishings company the one with all the particularly ordered
the Storage Solutions well most of its products are sold in which country. Something that struck me when i moved here is that practically every german household seems to have a variation on this Furniture Item that way even collector can be orderly im an important Point Of Order in the home is rubbish germans take separation very seriously. You should suffer paperwork plus the organic waste of the house plants garden the way round plus green glass bottles with deposits and extra place oh and batteries order is particularly important for people who live in a shared building cluttered hallway messy No Wonder Room or a badly parked car a sure fire ways to make enemies of your neighbors the buildings house or the rules will often stipulate which part of the stairs you are responsible for cleaning who puts the bins out and whos responsible for the sweeping the pavement else. Clearing the snow this way vians in southwest germany even came up with the
sweeping week suspension you might find a sign appears outside your door of the night just a friendly reminder and then theres noise youve got to keep it down after about 10 pm all day on Sundays Bank Holidays each local government has a department dedicated to order the ordinance and office of public order among its 5 us duties is Noise Control so theyre likely to be the ones who turn up if youre breaking the noise rules on your neighbors of the number. Of course not all germans are such big fans of order and there are times when the germans seem to flaunt that orderly reputation on the map. Taking. It apart easier or god help and then theres the pole to a tradition of smashing crockery to bring luck to a soon to be married couple of course carnival season when the supposedly straight laced germans put on crazy costumes and make a lot of mess in the street but even then they cant quite shake their deep rooted
orderliness because the last float in any kind of a parade this sure to be the rubbish truck. And youll find many more episodes of meet the germs on our you tube channel much more about the james gallery at our web site. Called Slash Culture thats all for today thanks for watching and join us again at the same time to morrow if you kept private. Entered the Conflict Zone with Tim Sebastian weeks of mass protests in hong kong showed no signs of coming to a day my guess this week is romney talking about the hong kong governments top of it to the authorities now except for a few extradition which provoked a crisis should be scrapped now i feel good why should that be endlessly for the interest of conflicts of few minutes on the d w. Its time to take one step further and face the possible. Time to search the unknown and find for the truth. Time to overcome boundaries and connect the world its time for andy dublin. Coming up ahead of things. Never has it been the stock. Is facing mass extinction. You could say the top itself isnt dangerous. But there is a glimmer. The Biggest Companies are uniting to create a global. Possibility. That not only animals will be saved but hope to. The lions share. Of the conservation of hope. Frank food watch International Gateway to the best Connection Self road and rail. Located in the heart of europe you are connected to the whole world. Experience outstanding shopping and dining offers and try our services. Be allat guest at Frankfurt Airport city managed by from a bought. This