October 2015 – berlin heritage housing

Weiße Stadt

Posted on October 29, 2015 by modernmoocher

In 2008, six housing estates of Berlin Modernism were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. This decision corresponds to the UNESCO strategy of increasingly protecting sites of Modernism as World Heritage. The housing estates stand out internationally not only because of their great importance, but also due to their good state of preservation.

Weiße Stadt is the third site I visited in February 2014.

Constructed: 1929 to 1931
General Management: Martin Wagner
Urban Design: Otto Rudolf Salvisberg
Architects: Otto Rudolf Salvisberg, Bruno Ahrends, Wilhelm Büning
Consulting Architect: Friedrich Paulsen
Landscape Architect: Ludwig Lesser

http://www.welterbesiedlungen-berlin.de/en/weisse-stadt-general-information.php

Large Housing Estate Britz

Posted on October 28, 2015October 28, 2015 by modernmoocher

Britz is the second site I visited in February 2014.

Constructed 1925 – 1930

Urban Design: Bruno Taut (together with Martin Wagner)
Architects: Bruno Taut, Martin Wagner
Landscape Architects: Leberecht Migge, Ottokar Wagler

http://www.welterbesiedlungen-berlin.de/en/hufeisensiedlung-genral-information.php

Siemensstadt

Posted on October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 by modernmoocher

In 2008 six housing estates of Berlin Modernism were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

This decision corresponds to the UNESCO strategy of increasingly protecting sites of Modernism as World Heritage. The housing estates stand out internationally not only because of their great importance, but also due to their good state of preservation.

Siemensstdat is the first site that I visited in February 2014.

Constructed: 1929 to 1934
General Management: Martin Wagner
Urban Design: Hans Scharoun
Architects: Hans Scharoun, Walter Gropius, Otto Bartning, Fred Forbat, Hugo Häring and Paul R. Henning.