Visible Renewals: UP! Berlin

The former Centrum department store near Berlin’s Ostbahnhof is a symbol for structural change in retail: Built in 1979, it was the largest and most modern branch of Centrum, the GDR department store chain. After Germany’s reunification, Hertie and later Galeria Kaufhof occupied the building’s 45,000 m2. Due to low sales the Signa Group, the new owner, closed the building and held a...