AEG turbine factory

Shape and height of the building axes are given by the three joint ties.

The AEG turbine factory was built in 1909, at Huttenstraße 12–16 in the Moabit district of Berlin. It is the best-known work of architect Peter Behrens.[1] The 100 m long steel-framed building with 15 m tall glass windows on either side is considered the first attempt to introduce restrained modern design to industrial architecture.[2] It was a bold move, and world first that would have a durable impact on architecture as a whole.

  1. ^ Watkin, David (1996). The History of Western Architecture (Second ed.). Laurence King Publishing. pp. 508–509. ISBN 1-85669-082-2.
  2. ^ Merrill, Elizabeth M. "Peter Behrens, Turbine Factory (article)". Khan Academy. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2020-05-31.