Venue
The venue for Interpreting the Future is the Henry Ford Building of the Freie Universität Berlin.
Although situated on the green outskirts of Berlin, the modern building is only a 30-minute subway ride away from the city centre. Wittenbergplatz in the centre of West Berlin is only 15 minutes away. The main presentations are to be held in the conference hall – the Max-Kade-Auditorium. The other presentations and workshops will take place in other lecture halls and rooms. The large, light foyer is an ideal place for networking with colleagues and other experts. It will also accommodate the exhibition of industry-related products and services.
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The Henry Ford Building was originally built between 1952 and 1954 according to the plans of the Berlin architects Franz Heinrich Sobotka and Gustav Müller. Observing the principle that design is driven by democracy the architecture of this building suffused with light epitomizes freedom, openness, and transparency - values that Freie Universität has been representing since its foundation in December 1948.
The BDÜ thanks FU Berlin for allowing it to use the Henry Ford Building as the venue for the Interpreting the Future conference.
Snapshots of our conference venue, taken during the 2009 conference:
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Exhibition in the foyer |
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The Henry Ford Building was originally built between 1952 and 1954 according to the plans of the Berlin architects Franz Heinrich Sobotka and Gustav Müller. Observing the principle that design is driven by democracy the architecture of this building suffused with light epitomizes freedom, openness, and transparency - values that Freie Universität has been representing since its foundation in December 1948.
