Siemensstadt Housing Estate (1929–1934)

UNESCO World Heritage Site – A decade before WWII, Berlin city planner Martin Wagner commissioned six architects with six distinctive styles to realize their vision of modernist urban planning: Gropius, Scharoun, Bartning, Forbát, Häring, and Henning. Four of these architects belonged to the innovative Ring association; hence the nickname Ring Settlement. The tiny apartments were intended for Siemens workers with low incomes. Light, fresh air, and sunshine were the credo by which the Settlement was built. The most famous buildings are Bartning’s monotonous Langer Jammer (Long Misery) and Scharoun’s Panzerkreuzer (Armored Cruiser). Information boards around the Settlement provide details about the buildings and their architects.