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Database research record2026·Germany

Siedlungen der Berliner Moderne

Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission

Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission

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The German UNESCO Commission's page on the Berlin Modernism Housing Estates, inscribed as World Heritage in 2008. It lists the component estates: Gartenstadt Falkenberg (built 1913–1916), Siedlung Schillerpark (1924–1930), the Großsiedlung Britz or Horseshoe Estate (1925–1930), Waldsiedlung Zehlendorf (1926–1932), Wohnstadt Carl Legien (1928–1930), Weiße Stadt (1929–1931) and Großsiedlung Siemensstadt (1929–1934). Alongside the 2008 inscription it records that the Waldsiedlung Zehlendorf was added in July 2026; that estate has more than 1,900 dwelling units on 70 hectares. The architects named are Bruno Taut, Martin Wagner, Walter Gropius, Hans Scharoun, Hugo Häring and Otto Rudolf Salvisberg.

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  • 7 estates Increase

    component estate count(berlin modernism estates)

    DesignControl: six estates inscribed in 2008
    region
    Germany (Berlin)
    year
    2026
    method
    component estates of the World Heritage property after the July 2026 addition
  • 70 hectares

    site area(waldsiedlung zehlendorf)

    Design
    region
    Germany (Berlin)
    year
    2026
    method
    area of the Waldsiedlung Zehlendorf

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