Henry Ford Building

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A landmark 1950s modernist conference center and lecture hall designed by Franz Heinrich Sobotka and Gustav Müller for the university.

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Constructed between 1952 and 1954 by architects Franz Heinrich Sobotka and Gustav Müller, the denkmalgeschützte Bau occupies a site in southwest Berlin near Gary- and Boltzmannstraße. Following a comprehensive renovation between 2005 and 2007, the modernist complex functions as a lecture hall and conference center. Its western wing accommodates the university library complete with reading rooms, offices, and an adjacent book tower, while the eastern section houses lecture halls and conference spaces featuring large glass walls.


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