Modernist Housing Estates
| Berlin Modernism Housing Estates * | |
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 "Panzerkreuzer" Estate, designed by Hans Scharoun |
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| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Reference | 1220 |
| Region ** | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2008 (32nd Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List ** Region as classified by UNESCO |
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Berlin Modernism Housing Estates consists of six subsidized housing estates (Siedlungen) that testify to innovative housing policies from 1910 to 1933, especially during the Weimar Republic, when the city of Berlin was particularly progressive socially, politically and culturally. The properties are outstanding examples of the building reform movement that contributed to improving housing and living conditions for people with low incomes through novel approaches to town planning, architecture and garden design. The estates also provide exceptional examples of new urban and architectural typologies, featuring fresh design solutions, as well as technical and aesthetic innovations.
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.
[edit] List of Housing Estates
| Settlement | Location | Dates | Planner | Architect | Image |
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| Gartenstadt Falkenberg Tuschkastensiedlung ("Paintbox Estate") |
Bohnsdorf | 1913–1916 | Bruno Taut | Bruno Taut Heinrich Tessenow |
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| Siedlung Schillerpark | Wedding | 1924–1930 | Bruno Taut | Bruno Taut Max Taut Hans Hoffmann (enlargement 1954-1959) |
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| Großsiedlung Britz Hufeisensiedlung ("Horseshoe Estate") |
Britz | 1925–1930 | Bruno Taut | Bruno Taut Martin Wagner |
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| Wohnstadt Carl Legien | Prenzlauer Berg | 1928–1930 | Bruno Taut | Bruno Taut Franz Hillinger |
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| Weiße Stadt (White City) | Reinickendorf | 1929–1931 | Otto Rudolf Salvisberg Martin Wagner (direction) |
Otto Rudolf Salvisberg Bruno Ahrends Wilhelm Büning |
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| Großsiedlung Siemensstadt Ringsiedlung |
Charlottenburg-Nord | 1929–1934 | Hans Scharoun Martin Wagner (direction) |
Hans Scharoun Walter Gropius Otto Bartning Fred Forbat Hugo Häring Paul Rudolf Henning |
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