Living in Berlin

As the capital of a newly unified Germany, Berlin is rediscovering itself. The sprawling city of forests and lakes is putting the Prussian splendor back into its old palaces, which hold their own against the bold architecture of recent renewal. Although "East" and "West" still mark the urban landscape as reminders of a history that cannot be overlooked, Berlin has become the best living example of modern architecture by today's finest innovators - Renzo Piano, Norman Foster, Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Jean Nouvel, and Claude Vasconi - making it the true capital of the twenty-first century. Living in Berlin also takes us inside the fashionable homes of artists and celebrities, cafés and taverns, and leads us through Berlin's maze of traditional neighborhoods to reveal the dynamic, multifaceted character of this vast, venerable city.