Berlin, Jan Bunge

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09/20/21 • 42 min

Jan Bunge is a landscape designer and partner of creative studio Squint/Opera. Jan grew up in West Berlin during the time that the Berlin Wall famously came down. As this re-unification of Germany created the merging of two cites with two distinct cultures, a wave of euphoria transformed Berlin into an epicenter of sub-culture and creativity. Jan recalls his memories of this moment in history and shares a Berliner’s perspective on cities and the future.

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