And its that to bring 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 gallerys name dr james cmon james simon was a. Very important. Entrepreneur and textile business very successful and he became a very generous for entrepreneurs to dave 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 that is the 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 TreasuresBerlins Museum island. Design choose 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 given the galleries neighbor 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 you 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 problem therefore there is a sort of. Interchange. Connection. The Building Sprawling Outdoor Terrace and indoor Entrance Hall offer 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 walmart. 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 berlin sculptural 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 Essential 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 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 couldve made it more difficult if they werent happy with them. I think the question was was yes it was restrictive site physically restrictive in terms of being bounded by the by the cannot physically difficult because of that the water table that the ground
conditions there are absolutely awful we were building many i mean remarks as well been building in the river when we were for a few years but also as you say the historical restrictions that the importance of the surrounding buildings i mean we were coming on to a very. Predetermined stage. The Sanaa Graffiti the Incredible Sanogo Feel of the 19th century. Museums was clearly something we had to think about very very seriously and therefore the fitting into this preexisting architecture is clearly one of the biggest costs and also i mean also another. It seems like difficult to us has to fulfill many titles 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 of the project was to understand what it was is not another museum its a collection of different. Concerns and requirements that the museum on the needs primarily its an orientation an Assembly Place for the larger Visitor Groups but its also a connector if it connects you into the sort of 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 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 citizen. If you see now for t. T. Youre 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 used these 2 ordinances dealing with one as the master of 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 his because thats a great teaching exhibition and just as importantly the auditorium which is a place where there will be lectures and events and 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 wondered that there was weve got pictures of it i think im mixing the old with the new as you did you prove them all 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 you dont mind. I dont what we certainly want to read. As a team you know this. 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 i mean really you couldnt do a project like rabbit with so many complicated decision. So many fine decisions. Without having a very. Sort of combined effort between the plan is 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 we developed and i think that was really critical and i would say well it is proven its proved with while 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 quotes and idiosyncrasies of daily life in germany and shes only lived here for a couple of years so shes inquisitive and has a fresh outlook on things today shes having a look at the german love affair with the rules and or die. Ordinal must sign there must be order have
a new order part of life out of no not everything in order to fit very well in the modern you are. All ordered from the law image eminently so other humans really is order you said in the face of auk no more. If you can put your. Hands on. Mr oh yeah thatll just sign was one or 2 from to get next its too formal and will form soon your kind thing to me kind of queens. College took to heart. Doesnt involve order. Lets take a peek into a german home for some already cleaves. When i think of ordinary minimalistic homes maybe you think of japan or scandinavia but you know that popular swedish Home Furnishings company the one with all their 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 clutter can be orderly im an important Point Of Order in the home is rubbish germans take separation very seriously. You should separate paper plastic organic waste else waste garden way round plus green glass light bottles with deposits and collect replace oh and batteries order is particularly important for people who live in a Shed Building cluttered hallway messy No Wonder Room or a badly parked car a sure fire ways to make enemies of the neighbors the buildings house or the rules will often stipulate which part of the stairs youre 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 that have a sign appears outside your door that 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 diversity is Noise Control so theyre likely to be the ones who turn up if youre breaking the noise rules and your neighbors and other know. 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 maps. Taking. The money but apparently 0 regard for help and then theres the poll 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. Much more about the james gallery at our web site. Slash. The day thanks for watching join us again at the same if you can. Searching for identity and recognition. Of turkish citizens with african roups. Their forebears were brought to the Ottoman Empire as slaves. Even today their descendants are treated like outsiders. Know theyre demanding change. 39 this. Earth a home for saving global indias tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas to protect the climate and boost Green Energy Solutions by a global indias 1000000000 by a series of global 3000 on d. W. And on line. A forest area equivalent to 30 suckerfish is cleared every. Hour consumerism is causing a radical depletion of forests. For 25 years a controversy has encouraged. Or has it. Forests and money. The tragic reality behind the exploitation starts july 24th a double. Negative