Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Bauakademie (English Building Academy) in , , built between 1832 and 1836, is considered one of the forerunners of modern architecture due to its theretofore uncommon use of red brick and the relatively streamlined facade of the building. Designed by , the Bauakademie was built near the (Berlin City Palace) to house institutions such as the Oberbaudeputation, the Higher Council of Architecture, and the Königliche Technische Hochschule, the technical royal faculty, which will give birth in 1879 to the Technische Universität.