The Hexagonal Part of the Terminal

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In 19 65, berlin' architect in the making, min meinhard von gerken won a competition to design tegel together with his colleague, wokwin marg. The original plans that von gerkan drew upa were two hexagonal rings, not one, but only one of coscot built. In the end, the architects wanted to get passengers from their transportation to their planes as quickly as possible. So they placed checkin desks an exit at a maximum of 30 meters from security and departure gates. Now while the hexagonal part of the terminal is indeed a delightful example of utopian airport planning, the majority of teagel is not so ideal. Only a small number

A special live recording of the fourth and (maybe) last episode. Take a tour of all four of Berlin’s under-construction, out-of-use, falling-apart and over-capacity airports. Each has had a part to play in the story of how Berlin f#cked up an airport.

At BER, we hear the airport company's side of the story: damn high regulations got in the way, they say. Tempelhof is closed, Tegel is operating precariously, and only socialist-built Schönefeld is muddling through. The end is in sight - October 2020. But even now Berlin is planning to double BER's floorplan and build a new government terminal.

BER critic Dieter Faulenbach da Costa tells us the building is rotten to the core and should be scrapped. "I am convinced this airport can never open. They should pray for a miracle."

We are joined on stage by Martin Delius, the former Pirate Party politician who led the Berlin parliamentary investigation into BER. Who was responsible for BER? All Berliners, he says. We ignored warning signs and re-elected incompetent politicians.

This episode was recorded live on stage at Prachtwerk Neukölln on Sunday April 29, with audio support from Craig Schüftan from Ducks!

How To F#ck Up An Airport is presented by Radio Spaetkauf and RadioEins. Producer: Joel Dullroy Presenters: Joel Dullroy, Maisie Hitchcock, Jöran Mandik and Daniel Stern Music: Ducks! Artwork: Jim Avignon