Museum, Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) developed under the supervision of his office partner Edgar Wisniewski, who took over the office after Scharoun's death. During the 1980s, the facade of the Philharmonic Concert Halls was provided with a cladding of gold-anodized aluminum plates; originally it was a white and ocher painted concrete facade. Scharoun's original designs had planned a similar cladding, which was not implemented at the time for cost reasons. After the reunification of Berlin Potsdamer Platz, adjacent to the east of the Kulturforum, was rebuilt; by this Scharoun's designs concerning city redevelopment of the area could finally be recorded as complete. Awards and prizes 1954 Honorary Doctorate from the Technical University of Berlin 1954 Fritz Schumacher Prize, Hamburg 1955 Berlin Arts Prize 1958 Bronze plaque of the Freie Akademie der Künste Hamburg 1959 Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal grand order of merit). 1962 Honorary Senator of the Technical University of Berlin 1964 Grand Prize of the Bund Deutscher Architekten (Federation of German Architects) 1965 Honorary Doctorate from the University of Rome 1965 Auguste Perret Prize 1969 Honoured citizen of Berlin 1970 Erasmus Prize From 1955 to 1968 he was the president of the Berliner Akademie der Künste (West); in 1968 he was honorary president. He died, aged 79, in West Berlin. Hans Scharoun was a founding member of the Paul Hindemith society in Berlin. Work Buildings (selected) A house called Die Wohnung (The dwelling) for the Werkbund exhibition at the Weissenhof Estate, Stuttgart, (1927) Men's hostel for the Werkbund exhibition called Wohnung und Werkraum (Dwellings and Workspaces), Wrocław, (1929) Apartments at Kaiserdamm, Berlin-Charlottenburg, (1928/29) Apartments at Hohenzollerndamm, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, (1929/30) Town planning and housing design at Großsiedlung Siemensstadt, (1929–31) The Schminke house, Löbau/Sachsen, (1933) The Baensch house, Berlin-Spandau, (1935) The Hoffmeyer house, Bremerhaven, (1935) The Moll house, Berlin-Grunewald, (1936) The Mohrmann house, Berlin-Lichtenrade, (1939) Romeo & Julia, high rise apartments, Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, (1954–59) Charlottenburg-Nord, housing development, Berlin-Charlottenburg, (1955–60) Girls School (now a comprehensive school) „Geschwister-Scholl-Schule”, Lünen, (1956–62) Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin-Tiergarten, (1957–63) Salute, high-rise apartments, Stuttgart-Fasanenhof, (1961–63) Main and primary school, Marl, (designed in 1960, completed in 1971) Institutes of the faculty for architecture of the Technical University, Berlin, (1962–70) Rauher Kapf, residential district Böblingen, (1965) Orplid, high-rise apartments, Böblingen, (1971) Embassy building for the Federal Republic of Germany, Brasília, (1964–71) City Theatre, Wolfsburg, (1965–73) Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum (German maritime museum), Bremerhaven, (1970–75) State library, Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Berlin-Tiergarten, (1964–79) Projects (selected) Competition -