Weissenhof Estate

Modernist housing experiment.

Overview

Weissenhof Estate, using concrete and glass, is a 1927 housing project in Stuttgart, Germany.

Core Characteristics

• Minimalist, functional design.
• Concrete and glass.
• Collaborative modernist project.

Architectural Connections

• Modern: 20th century.
• Residential: Housing.
• Modernism: Core movement.

Influence and Legacy

Designed by Mies van der Rohe and others, it shaped modernist housing.

Related Concepts & Techniques

Concrete Construction (technique), Functionalism (theory), Module (element), Modernism (movement)