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American architect Peter Eisenman is widely known throughout Germany for his 2005 Berlin Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. He had already previously been responsible for the building at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin (1958/86), and this bus shelter in Aachen (1996).
Despite its practical use, the work serves as a deconstructivist sculptural element in the overall design of the public space. It clearly contrasts the other buildings, which are predominantly made up of right angles, as Eisenman seems to have deliberately avoided incorporating them here.
Acute and obtuse angular shapes overlap along the copper and anthracite colored building exterior. There is also a seven-meter-tall column, which is used to display advertisements, city events, and current headlines. New and surprising views and perspectives are revealed from different vantage points on each side of the work.

Additional information:
www.aachen.de/DE/stadt_buerger/aachen_profil/chronik/pdfs_chronik/chronik1998.pdf