The Berlin Modernism Housing Estates () is a World Heritage Site designated in 2008, comprising seven 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. The estates also provide exceptional examples of new urban and architectural typologies, featuring fresh design solutions, as well as technical and aesthetic innovations. Waldsiedlung Zehlendorf was inscribed as an extension of the existing site in 2026.
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.
List of housing estates
Estate Location Dates Planner Architect ImageGartenstadt FalkenbergFalkenberg Garden City, Tuschkastensiedlung ("Paintbox Estate") Bohnsdorf 1913–1916 Bruno Taut Bruno Taut Heinrich Tessenow Falkenberg Garden CitySiedlung Schillerpark Wedding 1924–1930 Bruno Taut Bruno Taut Max TautHans Hoffmann (enlargement 1954–1959) Großsiedlung Britz Hufeisensiedlung ("Horseshoe Estate") Britz 1925–1930 Bruno Taut Bruno Taut Martin Wagner Wohnstadt Carl Legien Prenzlauer Berg 1928–1930 Bruno Taut Bruno Taut Franz Hillinger Weiße Stadt (White City) Reinickendorf 1929–1931 Otto Rudolf Salvisberg Martin Wagner (direction) Otto Rudolf Salvisberg Bruno Ahrends Wilhelm Büning Großsiedlung SiemensstadtRingsiedlung Charlottenburg-Nord 1929–1934 Hans Scharoun Martin Wagner (direction) Hans Scharoun Walter Gropius Otto Bartning Fred Forbat Hugo Häring Paul Rudolf Henning Waldsiedlung ZehlendorfOnkel Toms Hütte Zehlendorf 1926–1932 Bruno Taut Otto Rudolf SalvisbergHugo Häring (direction) Ludmilla Herzenstein
See also Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau New Frankfurt, Frankfurt 1925–1932 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. Landesdenkmalamt (ed.) (2009) Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (English and German edition). Salenstein, Switzerland: Braun Publishing.
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External links Berlin Modernism Housing Estates : UNESCO Official Website Berlin Modernism Housing Estates on visitBerlin.de Daily Drone by Deutsche Welle Educational and Touristic Website about the Berlin Modernism Housing Estates