Prison History park and memorial

aerial view, memorial landscape, minimalist sculpture, cubic frame structure, autumnal foliage, green lawn, earthwork intervention, geometric depressions, linear composition, birch trees, deciduous trees, cadmium yellow, raw sienna, burnt orange, viridian, olive green, sap green, commemorative wall, inscribed text, terracotta brick, aggregate pathways, curvilinear paths, contemporary landscape design, land art influence, memorial architecture, contemplative space, golden ratio composition, asymmetrical balance, diffused natural light, soft shadows, atmospheric perspective, urban context, horizontal emphasis, vertical accents, open cubic form, negative space, topographic sculpture, rectilinear forms, organic-geometric dialogue, seasonal transition, meditative atmosphere, spatial layering, modernist influence, site-specific installation, public memorial, landscape architecture, serene mood, reflective ambiance

The cellular prussian model prison in Berlin Moabit, constructed between 1842 and 1849 In lieu of communal cells and corporal punishment, the reformers devised a system of isolation with individual cells. In the last years of Worldwar 2 political prisoners have been captured and tortured in the prison. After its demolition in 1958 ist was used as a storage space. After the Berlin Wall fell the city contracted glasser and dagenbach to develope a recreational and memorial park. An architectural garden within the prison walls was created by using land art means - a prison story told in a park.