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Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
Site number:
1239
Type of site: Cultural
Date: 1910 to 1933
Date of Inscription: 2008
Location: Europe, Germany, Berlin
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Description: The property of Berlin Modernism Housing Estates is composed of six housing estates that illustrate the pioneering housing policies of 1910-1933; this was particularly prevalent during the Weimar Republic, at what time the city of Berlin was exceptionally progressive socially, politically and culturally. The property exceptionally demonstrates the building reform movement that improved housing and living circumstances for low income people by way of fresh methods of town planning, architecture and garden design. Innovative urban and architectural typologies predominantly scatter the site, with novel design solutions; there are also technical and aesthetic innovations. The leading architects of these projects were Bruno Taut, Martin Wagner and Walter Gropius; they exercised a huge influence on housing development around the world. --WHMNet paraphrase from the description at WHC Site, where additional information is available.
  Berlin Modernism Housing Estates consists of six 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. --Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1239
Reference: 1. UNESCO World Heritage Center, Site Page.
 
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