Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates. The property
consists of six housing estates 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 property is an outstanding example 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.