New Frankfurt
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New Frankfurt was a pioneering 1920s modernist housing and urban planning project in Frankfurt, Germany, led by architect Ernst May and renowned for its functionalist design and social housing innovations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
housing estate program
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modernist architecture movement ⓘ urban planning project ⓘ |
| aimedAtSocialClass |
lower middle class
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working class ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Functionalism
NERFINISHED
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Modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
flat roofs
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functional floor plans ⓘ green spaces between blocks ⓘ light air sun ⓘ standardized building components ⓘ white plastered facades ⓘ |
| endYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| fundingModel | municipal housing program ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Ernst May
NERFINISHED
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Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Elsaesser NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Gropius (as intellectual influence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
social housing
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standardized mass housing ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| hasMember | Ernst May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | parts protected as architectural heritage ⓘ |
| includedEstate |
Bornheimer Hang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruchfeldstraße NERFINISHED ⓘ Niederrad housing estate NERFINISHED ⓘ Römerstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ Westhausen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
European social housing programs
ⓘ
Soviet urban planning of the 1930s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bauhaus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deutscher Werkbund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | City of Frankfurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInnovation | Frankfurt Kitchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kitchenDesigner | Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledBy | Ernst May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Frankfurt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hesse ⓘ |
| mayorDuringProject | Ludwig Landmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDwellingsBuilt | approximately 15000 ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
alleviate housing shortage in Frankfurt
ⓘ
provide affordable, healthy housing ⓘ |
| startYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| usedConstructionMethod |
prefabrication
ⓘ
standardized floor plans ⓘ |
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