The Aerodynamic Park (german: Aerodynamischer Park) of the
Humboldt University
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (german: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a German public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of ...
in
Berlin-Adlershof was once part of the German
Johannisthal Air Field
The Johannisthal Air Field, located southeast of central Berlin, between Johannisthal and Adlershof, was Germany's first commercial airfield. It opened on 26 September 1909, a few weeks after the world's first airfield at Rheims, France.
Ov ...
.
Laboratories, motor test beds, wind tunnels and hangars, erected in the 20s and 30s, are historical landmarks of the Aerodynamic Park today. On the grassy areas of the park is the
site-specific sound art
Sound art is an artistic activity in which sound is utilized as a primary medium or material. Like many genres of contemporary art, sound art may be interdisciplinary in nature, or be used in hybrid forms. According to Brandon LaBelle, sound art ...
"Air Borne" (
Stefan Krüskemper with the collaboration of
Karlheinz Essl
Karlheinz Essl (born 15 August 1960) is an Austrian composer, performer, sound artist, improviser, and composition teacher.
Biography
Essl was born in Vienna. His studies at the University of Music in Vienna included: composition (under Friedr ...
) located, in a loose spatial relation to the monuments of the
German Experimental Institute for Aviation and the exceptional university buildings (Architects:
Volker Staab with Alfred Nieuwenhuizen, Georg Augustin and Ute Frank, a.o.). The park is the green center of the Campus Berlin-Adlershof.
External links
Air BorneSoundscape and history of the Aerodynamic Park (German and English)
Buildings and structures in Berlin
History of aviation
Landmarks in Germany
{{Berlin-struct-stub