Neue Nationalgalerie

Professor
Elizabeth O’Donnell

Semester
Fall 2nd Year

Team
Patrick Rearden

Precedent
Neue Nationalgalerie, Mies Van der Rohe

Site
Berlin, Germany

Year Built
1968 (renovated 2021)

Engineer
Dienst und Richter

Dimensions
212’ x 212’

Comprising of a 2-way system of steel, the expansive roof of the gallery is supported nearly 30 feet above ground by 8 columns.

Although the roof of the gallery appears structurally uniform throughout, the load placed is not homogeneously expressed through structural reactions.

Steel 25”x25”

Model

Plan

Column Detail

Elevation