• Arthur Köster (photographer)
• Martin Wagner (architect)
• Paul Mebes (architect)
• Martin Wagner (competition organizer)
• Berlin City-Ausschuss (competition organizer)
• Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (architect)
• Peter Behrens (architect)
• Paul Emmerich (architect)

Portfolio of photographs and a photocollage of models and drawings for the urban renewal of Potsdamer and Leipziger Platz designed by Martin Wagner and for the competition for the urban renewal of Alexanderplatz of 1928-1929 designed by Martin Wagner, Mie

1928 or later

- Titles for all 19 photographs are provided in a table of contents on two sheets of white bond paper. A single title is is provided for photographs PH1986:0096:013 and PH1986:0096:014. The numbers which appear in the table of contents are apparently negative numbers and correspond with the numbers inscribed on the secondary supports of each of the photographs.

Gelatin silver prints from glass plate negatives

portfolio (closed): 31,4 x 23,6 x 2,5 cm comps. (range): 10,4 to 22,5 x 15 to 22,9 cm sheets (range): 16,6 to 23,5 x 17,3 to 23,7 cm secondary supports (range): 21 to 29,7 x 21 to 29,7 cm

PH1986:0096:001-019

• general views
• partial view
• close-up views
• exterior views

- Modern binding consists of black and gray boards, spine, and flaps with black plastic snap. There is a circular blue sticker affixed to the b. of the white label on the spine of the portfolio cover.

labelled and inscribed - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, on a white label affixed to the spine of the portfolio cover, b.: "POTSDAMER/ALEXANDER PL. / ARCH. MARTIN WAGNER / 19 ORIGINAL FOTOS KÖSTER" ["POTSDAMER/ALEXANDER PL." underlined; entire inscription sideways]; and on a white label affixed to the portfolio cover, l.r.: "POTSDAMER PLATZ / ALEXANDERPLATZ / ARCH. MARTIN WAGNER / 19 ORIGINAL FOTOS / VON A. KÖSTER" ["POTSDAMER PLATZ" and "ALEXANDERPLATZ" underlined] imprinted, dated and numbered - in black typeface, on the first page of the table of contents, c.l. to c.r.: with neg. nos. [?] and titles; and c.: "Wettbewerb Potsdamer Platz 1928/1929" [underlined] imprinted, dated and numbered - in black typeface, on the second page of the table of contents, l.l. to l.r.: with neg. nos. [?] and titles; and l.c.: "Wettbewerb Alexanderplatz 1929" [underlined]

• architecture

• models (representations)

Contains:

• PH1986:0096:001, Photograph of a model for the urban renewal of Potsdamer and Leipziger Platz, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:002, Partial view of a model for the urban renewal of Potsdamer and Leipziger Platz, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:003, Photograph of a model for the urban renewal of Potsdamer and Leipziger Platz, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:004, Close-up view of a model for the urban renewal of Potsdamer and Leipziger Platz, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:005, Photograph of an model for the urban renewal of Potsdamer and Leipziger Platz, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:006, Photocollage of a model for the competition for the urban renewal of Alexanderplatz of 1928-1929, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:007, Photograph of a model for the competition for the urban renewal of Alexanderplatz of 1928-1929, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:008, Photograph of a model for the Alexanderplatz competition, Berlin, Germany, 1928
• PH1986:0096:009, Photograph of a model for the competition for the urban renewal of Alexanderplatz 1928-1929, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:010, Photograph of a model for the competition for the urban renewal of Alexanderplatz 1928-1929, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:011, Photograph of a model for the competition for the urban renewal of Alexanderplatz 1928-1929, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:012, Photograph of a model designed for the competition for the urban renewal of Alexanderplatz 1928-1929, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:013, Photograph of a perspective drawing, probably for the competition for the urban renewal of Alexanderplatz 1928-1929, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:014, Photograph of a perspective drawing by Mebes & Emmerich for the Alexanderplatz competition, Berlin, 1928
• PH1986:0096:015, Photograph of perspective drawings for a model, probably for the competition for the urban renewal of Alexanderplatz 1928-1929, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:016, Photograph of a model designed as a prototype for the competition for the urban renewal of Alexanderplatz 1928-1929, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:017, Photograph of a model designed as a prototype for the competition for the urban renewal of Alexanderplatz 1928-1929, Berlin, 1928 or later
• PH1986:0096:018, Photograph of a model by Martin Wagner for the Alexanderplatz competition, Berlin, 1928
• PH1986:0096:019, Photograph of a model by Martin Wagner for the Alexanderplatz competition, Berlin, 1928