The Deutscher Werkbund has been concerned with modern product design, architecture and urban planning since its foundation in 1907. In this publication to accompany the exhibition "Projects for Berlin - Dudier, Kahiteldt, Kieihues", the Berlin Werkbund presents three pioneering projects by weilknown Werkbund architects. These exemplify the wide range of tasks faced by Berlin in its role as a scientific, cultural and services metropolis: the "Jacob und Wilhelm Grímm Zentrum, Zentrale Universitatsbibliothek, Computer und Medienservice" in Berlin-Mitte by Max Dudier, the project "Schauhallen Berlin, Zentrum für zeitgen ssische Kunst" in BerlinObersch neweide by Paul and Petra Kahifeldt and the "Concorde Beriin" in Berlin~Charlottenburg by Jan Kíeihues. These projects - still at different stages of realisation - open up new perspectives for the urban context and the character of their respective districts, Al¡ three demonstrate especially high standards of quality and design, The project descriptions are supplemented by text contributions written by the Building Director of the Berlin Senate Hans Stimmann, the President of the Berlin Werkbund, Helga Schmidt-Thomsen, and the weil-known journalist and architectural critic Gerwin Zohien, whose essay examines current building work in Berlin,
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