Törten Estate (Dessau, Germany) : Overall view, residential building, reminiscent of the New Objectivity (lack of ornament and speed of construction)

Creator:

Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969

Published/Created:

Subdivision: Doppelreihe (1st construction phase 1926), Damaschkestrasse (2nd construction phase 1927), Nordweg, Kleinring, Mittelring, In der Flanke, Am Dreieck (3rd construction phase 1928), Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
1925-1926

Date Depicted:

2009
1900 AD - 1949 AD

Materials:

concrete blocks
precast concrete joists

Notes:

Commissioned by the municiaplity of Dessau and built from 1926 to 1928, the Törten Estate was conceived within the framework of the Reichsheimstättengesetz (State Home Law), which meant that the houses were owned by the residents from the outset. With the

Topics:

Architecture -- Germany -- 20th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Bauhaus
Modern
Modernist
Twentieth century

Culture:

German

Accession Number:

1A1-GW-TE-A1

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
houses (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architecture; City planning; Housing; ideal cities complexes; housing projects; complexes; subdivisions (complexes)

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Six

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2009

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4125

OID:

10073986

PID:

digcoll:2241887