Weissenhof Estate

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Postcard showing the Weissenhof Estate, with index of contributing architects

The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1927)

The Weissenhof Estate or Weißenhofsiedlung was a community of apartments built in Stuttgart in 1927. It was a showcase of what is known as the international style in modern architecture.

Participating architects

• Peter Behrens
• Victor Bourgeois
• Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret-Gris) and Pierre Jeanneret
• Richard Döcker
• Josef Frank
• Walter Gropius
• Ludwig Hilberseimer
• Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
• Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud
• Hans Poelzig
• Adolf Rading
• Hans Scharoun
• Adolf Gustav Schneck
• Mart Stam
• Bruno Taut
• Max Taut
• Ferdinand Kramer

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