Berlin Modernism Housing Estates

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Berlin Modernism Housing Estates

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Berlin, Germany
Criteria	Cultural: (ii), (iv)
Reference	1239
Inscription	2008 (32nd Session)
Area	88.1 ha (218 acres)
Buffer zone	258.5 ha (639 acres)
Coordinates	52°26′54″N 13°27′0″E / 52.44833°N 13.45000°E / 52.44833; 13.45000Coordinates: 52°26′54″N 13°27′0″E / 52.44833°N 13.45000°E / 52.44833; 13.45000

Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (German: Siedlungen der Berliner Moderne) 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 Tuschkastensiedlung ("Paintbox Estate")	Bohnsdorf 52°24′39″N 13°34′00″E / 52.41083°N 13.56667°E / 52.41083; 13.56667 (Gartenstadt Falkenberg)	1913–1916	Bruno Taut	Bruno Taut Heinrich Tessenow
Siedlung Schillerpark	Wedding 52°33′34″N 13°20′56″E / 52.55944°N 13.34889°E / 52.55944; 13.34889 (Siedlung Schillerpark)	1924–1930	Bruno Taut	Bruno Taut Max Taut (enlargement 1954-1959)
Großsiedlung Britz Hufeisensiedlung ("Horseshoe Estate")	Britz 52°26′54″N 13°27′00″E / 52.44833°N 13.45000°E / 52.44833; 13.45000 (Hufeisensiedlung)	1925–1930	Bruno Taut	Bruno Taut Martin Wagner
Wohnstadt Carl Legien	Prenzlauer Berg 52°32′47″N 13°26′01″E / 52.54639°N 13.43361°E / 52.54639; 13.43361 (Wohnstadt Carl Legien)	1928–1930	Bruno Taut	Bruno Taut Franz Hillinger
Weiße Stadt (White City)	Reinickendorf 52°34′10″N 13°21′03″E / 52.56944°N 13.35083°E / 52.56944; 13.35083 (Weiße Stadt)	1929–1931	Otto Rudolf Salvisberg Martin Wagner (direction)	Otto Rudolf Salvisberg Bruno Ahrends
Großsiedlung Siemensstadt Ringsiedlung	Charlottenburg-Nord 52°32′22″N 13°16′39″E / 52.53944°N 13.27750°E / 52.53944; 13.27750 (Großsiedlung Siemensstadt)	1929–1934	Hans Scharoun Martin Wagner (direction)	Hans Scharoun Walter Gropius Otto Bartning Fred Forbat Hugo Häring

See also[]

• Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau
• New Frankfurt, Frankfurt 1925-32
• Weissenhof Estate, Stuttgart 1927

Further reading[]

• Hasple, Jörg; Jaeggi, Annemarie (eds.) (2007) Housing Estates in the Berlin Modern Style (2nd ed.). Berlin/Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag. ISBN 978-3422021006
• Landesdenkmalamt (ed.) (2009) Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (English and German edition). Salenstein, Switzerland: Braun Publishing. ISBN 978-3037680001

Notes[]

External links[]

• Berlin Modernism Housing Estates : UNESCO Official Website