Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin

The Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin is a convention center in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Germany, featuring an aluminum facade more than three hundred meters long with angular geometric patterns. The complex spreads across several floors, linking auditoriums, meeting rooms, and lobbies through a network of corridors lined with fluorescent tubes.

Construction finished in 1979 as a prestige project for West Berlin, then considered the most expensive new building in the city. Its completion came at a time when the divided city sought to strengthen its position as a place for international gatherings.

The name reflects its role as a meeting place for international conferences, drawing delegates from around the world to Berlin. Visitors walk through corridors and foyers shaped by late seventies design, where wide hallways and glowing tube lighting create a distinctly technical feel.

Entrances are located near the Messedamm station and can be reached via wide ramps and stairs, making the site accessible for wheelchair users. Signs inside guide visitors to different halls, though crowds may form at the main entrances during large events.

The fluorescent tubes serve not only as lighting but also as a continuous orientation system, marking paths and zones while giving the building its characteristic glow. This solution was a technical novelty at the time, merging form and function in one design element.

Location: Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Inception: 1979

Architects: Ralf Schüler, Ursulina Schüler-Witte, Ralf Schüler and Ursulina Schüler-Witte

Architectural style: high-tech architecture

Height: 40 m

GPS coordinates: 52.50440,13.28060

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:25