Alexanderplatz construction site | 2021 – 2024
Alexanderplatz construction site | New high-rise buildings for Berlin’s Mitte district
Berlin’s Alexanderplatz is growing upwards. Construction is already underway on three high-rise buildings and a fourth project is about to start. More are planned. The television tower is to have siblings. They will shape the capital’s new skyline. How will the face of the historic square change?
First broadcast 08.02.2022 / rbb
Alexanderplatz construction site | Pitfalls of the underground
The major construction sites at Berlin’s Alexanderplatz seem to be stuck underground. The building ground is complicated. Here, in the former center of East Berlin, is the city’s largest subway station. One track of the U2 line has already sunk: commuter traffic! The film reveals the difficulties that urban high-rise projects sometimes have to contend with. Although the first milestones have been reached, the engineers are still battling with the pitfalls of the underground.
First broadcast 14.02.2023 / rbb
Alexanderplatz construction site | Construction fences for eternity?
High-rise buildings have been under construction at Alexanderplatz since 2020 – but not a single floor has yet risen above street level. Unforeseen events and problems with investors have led to delays.
The third episode of the long-term observation of the construction sites at Alexanderplatz offers insights into deep pits, dilapidated tunnels and reveals what is going on behind the construction fences of the ambitious projects at one of the capital’s most historic and popular locations.
First broadcast 31.01.2024 / rbb
Alexanderplatz construction site | So what happens next?
Despite the delays, the vision of a new Alexanderplatz is still alive. In the future, the high-rise buildings will offer office space, apartments and shopping areas and add modern architecture to the already well-connected location. The challenges are great, but the commitment of those involved in the project could lead to a long-term transformation that both respects the striking historical backdrop and brings new impetus to the heart of the capital.
Patience is still required, but as soon as the first storeys become visible, the dynamics at Alexanderplatz are likely to become a talking point again – and perhaps even transform its image as an “eternal construction site” into a symbol of new beginnings.