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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.
Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau
Between 1919 and 1933, the Bauhaus movement revolutionized architectural and aesthetic thought and practice in the 20th century. The Bauhaus buildings in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau are fundamental representatives of classical modernism, which aimed to revolutionize architecture and design. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996, the site originally included buildings in Weimar (former Art School, School of Applied Arts and Haus Am Horn) and Dessau (Bauhaus Building, a group of seven master residences). The 2017 extension includes the Houses with Balconies in Dessau and the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau, which are important contributions to the Bauhaus's philosophy of austere design, functionalism and social reform.