Berlin Modernism Housing Estates

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site

Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (Template:Langx) is a World Heritage Site designated in 2008, comprising six separate subsidized housing estates in Berlin. Dating mainly from the years of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933), when the city of Berlin was particularly progressive socially, politically and culturally, they are outstanding examples of the building reform movement that contributed to improving housing and living conditions for people with low incomes through innovative approaches to architecture and urban planning.[1] The estates also provide exceptional examples of new urban and architectural typologies, featuring fresh design solutions, as well as technical and aesthetic innovations.[1]

Bruno Taut, Martin Wagner and Walter Gropius were among the leading architects of these projects which exercised considerable influence on the development of housing around the world.[1]

List of Housing Estates

Estate Location Dates Planner Architect Image
Gartenstadt Falkenberg
Falkenberg Garden City, Tuschkastensiedlung ("Paintbox Estate")
Bohnsdorf
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1913–1916 Bruno Taut Bruno Taut
Heinrich Tessenow
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Siedlung Schillerpark Wedding
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1924–1930 Bruno Taut Bruno Taut
Max Taut
Hans Hoffmann (enlargement 1954–1959)
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Großsiedlung Britz
Hufeisensiedlung ("Horseshoe Estate")
Britz
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1925–1930 Bruno Taut Bruno Taut
Martin Wagner
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Wohnstadt Carl Legien Prenzlauer Berg
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1928–1930 Bruno Taut Bruno Taut
Franz Hillinger
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Weiße Stadt (White City) Reinickendorf
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1929–1931 Otto Rudolf Salvisberg
Martin Wagner (direction)
Otto Rudolf Salvisberg
Bruno Ahrends
Wilhelm Büning
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Großsiedlung Siemensstadt
Ringsiedlung
Charlottenburg-Nord
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1929–1934 Hans Scharoun
Martin Wagner (direction)
Hans Scharoun
Walter Gropius
Otto Bartning
Fred Forbat
Hugo Häring
Paul Rudolf Henning
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See also

Further reading

  • Hasple, Jörg; Jaeggi, Annemarie (eds.) (2007) Housing Estates in the Berlin Modern Style (2nd ed.). Berlin/Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag. Template:ISBN
  • Landesdenkmalamt (ed.) (2009) Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (English and German edition). Salenstein, Switzerland: Braun Publishing. Template:ISBN

Notes

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External links

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