Beyond Façades: The Berlin Block and the Housing Issue at IBA 1987
Beyond Façades: The Berlin Block and the Housing Issue at IBA 1987
Author(s): Ilaria Maria ZeddaSubject(s): Architecture, Recent History (1900 till today), History of Art
Published by: Universitatea de Arhitectură şi Urbanism »Ion Mincu«
Keywords: urban block; urban villa; tower; critical reconstruction; building exhibitions; 20th century housing;
Summary/Abstract: The 20th century was marked by a series of diverse architectural and building exhibitions, in Germany and elsewhere. The role of these exhibitions was essential in experimenting with new housing models and sharing their concepts with the public. This is especially true in the case of the Modern Movement’s ideas of architecture and the city, both showcased and disseminated through the crucial opportunity provided by architectural and building exhibitions. Among these modernist exhibitions, some of the most prestigious on an international level were the Weißenhofsiedlung in 1927 in Stuttgart, the exhibition “Modern Architecture” held at the MoMa in New York in 1932, Milan 5th Triennale in 1933 and Berlin’s Internationale Bauausstellung [International Building Exhibition] Interbau in 1957 – to mention only a few.
Journal: sITA – studii de Istoria şi Teoria Arhitecturii
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 9
- Page Range: 165-183
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English
