Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
Modernist housing estates in Berlin. The property consists of six housing estates that bear witness 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 architectural reform movement, which contributed to improving housing and living conditions for low-income people through novel approaches to urban planning, architecture and garden design. The housing estates also provide outstanding examples of new urban and building typologies, with novel design solutions and technical and aesthetic innovations. Bruno Taut, Martin Wagner and Walter Gropius were the lead architects on these projects, which had a considerable influence on housing developments around the world.