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Zollverein

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Zollverein German [ˈtsɔlfɛrˌain]
n
(Historical Terms) the customs union of German states organized in the early 1830s under Prussian auspices
[from Zoll tax, toll2 + Verein union]


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Windows are also arranged in an apparently haphazard way, reminiscent of Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa's fine (but regularly imitated) Zollverein School, also in Germany.
The DZNW museum, which is housed in the former Zeche Zollverein colliery redesigned by British architect Lord Norman Foster in the late 1990s, is known locally as the 'cathedral of industrial culture' and attracts more than 140,000 visitors each year.
The first 'red dot: design agency of the year' award will be officially handed over at the annual award ceremony 'red dot award: communication design 2008' on December 3, 2008, against the spectacular backdrop of the gala hall in the Casino Zollverein at the World Heritage site Zollverein in Essen, Germany.
 
 
 
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