Within the first three decades after the end of the Second World War the majority of housing in basically all over Europe was constructed, a result not only of the repercussions of the war but also of growing prosperity, expanding welfare systems and a political will to improve the living conditions of the working and middle classes.

Together with students of TU Darmstadt Elli Mosayebi collected historic material of exemplary housing projects built between 1945 and 1975 with a particular focus on „second tier“ cities: Zagreb, Cologne, Oslo, Porto, Lyon, Athens, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield were selected precisely because they were less subject to overbearing avant-garde ideals and therefore able to develop more specific and ultimately more diverse housing projects. Of the initial 94 projects identified and researched 54 were finally selected for the present volume which represents nothing less than an interrelated archive of European postwar housing: „The Renewal of Dwelling: European Housing Construction 1945-1975“, edited by Elli Mosayebi and Michael Kraus and recently published by @triestverlag. For cross-reference the catalogue of the 54 projects is tagged with 6 thematic fields that allow for pan-European comparisons and also highlight shared characteristics like a hidden skeleton, refined materials or balconies as extended living space. Each of the cities is then discussed in an essay that provides additional context to the buildings documented: in the case of Cologne Jasper Cepl et al. for example discuss O.M. Ungers’ contribution to the „Neue Stadt“ Chorweiler within the context of his theory of the Morphological City and the city as a work of art, Anne-Kristin Kronborg on the other hand provides a thorough overview of Norway’s postwar housing, the welfare state and public-private partnerships. 

In combination with the extensive documentation of each project the book really succeeds in providing a pan-European perspective on postwar housing that will hopefully inspire additional cross-border research with regards to housing and the political circumstances in which it came about. Highly recommended!

From • @maciejdusiciel Widziałem już domy technika, domy rzemiosła, domy wędkarza, dom marynarza, a nawet dom chleba. Ale największe wrażenie zrobił na mnie dom pisarza. Canteen of the Lake Sevan Writer's Resort (1963) by G. Kochar Sevan, Armenia ______________ #brutal_architecture #socialistmodernism #socmod #sovietmodernism #sovmod #brutalarchitecture #socheritage #madeinussr #socialistarchitecture #armenianarchitecture #советскаяархитектура #совмод #sevan #modernism #sevanwritershouse #modernistarchitecture #concretearchitecture #postwarmodern #postwararchitecture https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpm5QiSsYvElPytoXwP3ptgIaKWulvlv8Ln_740/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

EW Nude,1954.... June 2022 #london #barbican #franckauerbach #postwarmodern #exhibition #mylife #myLondon #myexhibitions #picofoftheday #athomeintheworld #dametraveler #traveldeeper #instamood #beauty #love #trending #stylediaries #fashionista #livingthedream #instafollow #passionpassport #lifeofawriter #lifeofaconsultant #makingtheimpossiblepossible #myworld🌎 (at Barbican Art Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfHll3GsH9F/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Institut für Hygiene und Umweltmedizin, Fehling+Gogel. Photos: Matthias Heiderich

Bachelor Thesis: Day 03 Berlin Mitte

Haus der Statistik

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Ostabschluss des Lange Jammers, Hans Schauron, 1956, Berlin-Charlottenburg, DE . 5/2020 . #siemensstadt #hansschauron #langejammer #ostabschluss #berlin #charlottenburg #architecture #modern #postwarmodern #postwar #nikonphotography

The post World War I reconstruction housing system was devised by Jeanneret while he was still in his 20's. His proposed method used floor slabs and columns to provide building support instead of the traditional masonry walls. A 'free facade' became possible with this method by recessing the pillars behind the exterior walls. Furthermore, it made it possible for 'free plan' configurations to be realized on each floor. It was the most significant technical design idea behind Le Corbusier's new architecture. #lecorbusier #jeanneret #open #freeplan #modern #purism #housing #worldwar1 #architecture #postwar #postwarmodern #architect #archlife #model #scale #utilitarian #corbusier #exhibit #fulgararchitects

arch. Leopold Taraszkiewicz; S.Josef church; 1958; Gdynia, Poland

Not all buildings can be rainbows and sunshine.. Czech Home Office building after a summer rain. Designed by architects Václav Hilský and Otakar Jurenka and opened in 1978.⁠

#postwararchitecture #postwarmodern #friedrichshain https://www.instagram.com/p/CDZ1FZ2FR2M/?igshid=l68i90k6bmo1

Today’s new piece - with its palette inspired by the bonanza of earth colours seen in the Postwar Modern show at @barbicancentre gallery - started off as a ‘Souvenir Picture Edition’ badge from the masthead of the 11 March 1961 edition of the Reading Evening News, before my process walked it into a pea-souper of toner fog. (Thanks to @oliverwoodsphoto for the newspaper) #newart #print #printmaking #art #barbican #barbicanartgallery #postwarmodern #modernart #britishart #typography #collage #photocopier #photocopierart #reading #newspaper #newsprint #earthcolours #artexhibition #toner #fog (at Barbican Art Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcbRGBMIZLx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Jacque Tatum (1926-2011) Brunch Sunday Afternoon-Laguna. #fineart #signatureart #staging #designers #holidays #shopify #etsy #designer #homeandgarden #jacquetatum #finearts #graphics #sundaybrunch #listedartist #laguna #americanartist #postwarmodern #contemporaryart #subjects #gouachepainting #watercolorpainting #decorators #gardenscene #artist (at Newport Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbIudq5v3kZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

#Repost @_karl_moab_ ・・・ this is the spiral parking ramp, which I teased in the last post, in its entire beauty. . . . . . #zurich #zürich #züriwest #swissarchitecture #swissbrutalism #carpark #spiralcarpark #parkhaus #utilitarianarchitecture #concretearchitecture #modernistarchitecture #postwararchitecture #postwarmodern #modernism #brutalarchitecture #brutalistarchitecture #brutal_architecture #brutalism #brutopolis #brutgroup #betonbrut #archidaily #documentingspace #arquitecturamx #tv_buildings #lookingup_architecture #architecturephotography #streetphotography (à Zürich, Switzerland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWLLNO-gpsa/?utm_medium=tumblr

Ochota Railway Station, Warsaw. Architects: Arseniusz Romanowicz & Piotr Szymaniak. Photo: Matthias Heiderich

Bachelor Thesis: Day 01 Berlin Lichtenberg

Friedrichsfelde

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Saw some excellent Francis Bacon paintings at Seattle Art Museum recently. First image: Portrait of a Man with Glasses I, 1963. Second image: Study for a Portrait, 1967. And a couple of quotes from Bacon snipped out of the accompanying description for each. I’m most intrigued by Bacon’s view on how distortion actually conveys facts (reality) more closely. . . #francisbacon #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #expressionism #portraiture #portrait #postwarart #postwarmodern #distortion (at Seattle Art Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVLnND5vBHD/?utm_medium=tumblr