Wiener Werkbundsiedlung

The Wiener Werkbundsiedlung was created as the last in a group of example neighbourhoods that were built in Central Europe between 1927 and 1932 as part of a series of architecture exhibitions. They were an initiative of the various Werkbund organizations in Europe, and were intended as showcases for the ideas of modern architecture, and as a response to the issue of the cheap and small single-family home. In keeping with this objective, the Wiener Werkbundsiedlung was primarily a catalogue of different housing types that could be applied in future residential areas…