Upper West, Berlin

• Prize
  Silver in Architecture/Buildings
• Photographer
  Stefan Lindner

The almost 120 metre high building was completed in 2017. It is the fifth tallest skyscraper in Berlin. A 16-metre-high lantern in the classic Schinkel style was erected in front of the Upper West, creating an architectural arc of suspense to the modern high-rise.

Stefan Lindner lives and works in Dresden, Germany. As a graduate engineer for furniture construction, he manufactured furniture in the Bauhaus style for a long time. Their straightness and functionality inspired him as a self-taught photographer since the late 90s to photograph modern architecture. Here it is the clearly structured facades of concrete, steel and glass that inspire him to design the photos in black and white, and in which he also often likes to abstract. In doing so, he tries to find the perspective that emphasizes the uniqueness of the building through detailed planning.