Berlin-Cube in the media
Since the pilot installation went up in the Kantstraße in the summer of 2026, the daily press, radio, television and trade media have reported on the system. A selection.
“That is better than barricading everything.”
“The new ‘Berlin-Cubes’ combine quality of public space, environmental education and certified vehicle barriers into a new kind of approach.”
“Cube-shaped barrier elements with steel cores were clad in timber, planted and in places fitted with seating.”
Berlin-Cubes on Kantstraße: urban gardening meets vehicle protection
A detailed account of the pilot installation: how planted modules combine certified vehicle protection with quality of public space and environmental education — and what that means for the design of city squares.
Subscriber articleMore safety, fewer bollards: Breitscheidplatz before its rebuild
Three possible approaches for Breitscheidplatz, compared. The installation on Kantstraße stands for the idea of designing protection as street furniture rather than as a barrier.
Safer cities: Berlin-Cubes as an example of modern security modules
Live interview with Martin Fichtelmann, hosted by Massimo Maio, on how public squares can be permanently protected without ending up looking like a fortress.
RadioTen years after the attack: Breitscheidplatz needs new barriers — but which ones?
A stocktake in the tenth year after the attack. The Kantstraße installation is described as a source of ideas for a better-designed solution.
Subscriber articlerbb24 BERLIN reports from Kantstraße
Television report on the pilot installation on Kantstraße in Berlin.
Television“Not barricading everything”
A report from the AG City event at Breitscheidplatz. District Mayor Kirstin Bauch, AG City board member Patrick Wittke and Martin Fichtelmann make a joint case for protection that suits the city.
Print, page 15Martin Fichtelmann invents the Protection-Cube
The first full portrait: how the principle came about, the 2018 patent, the DEKRA crash test and the first installation at Berlin's Alexanderplatz.
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