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Housing in Germany and the Rebirth of the High-Rise in Post-Modern Urban Design
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Abstract High-rise buildings were a frequent design element in modernist urban planning and architecture. However, both the criticisms modernism faced and the negative experiences with large housing estates dating from that period led to post-modern designs that built strongly on traditional pre-modernist ur... view more
High-rise buildings were a frequent design element in modernist urban planning and architecture. However, both the criticisms modernism faced and the negative experiences with large housing estates dating from that period led to post-modern designs that built strongly on traditional pre-modernist urban form. Despite the role of high-rise buildings in office areas, many brownfield and greenfield housing developments from the 1980s to the 2000s reflected this trend and abandoned high-rise buildings almost completely in Central Europe. Only recently, a renaissance of high-rise buildings as design elements for housing projects can be noted. The article traces this development by analyzing major design projects in Germany and offering explanations for this trend linked to major socio-cultural transformations and urban design innovations. It looks at the role of architects, urban designers, and other stakeholders in promoting hybrid urban design models and presents major strategies by cities under development pressure that try to manage their evolving skyline. Case studies deal with the five largest German cities of Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, and Frankfurt am Main.... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; town planning; high-rise building; urban planning; architecture; large city
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
hybrid urbanism; residential high-rise; urban design typology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 298-312
Journal
Urban Planning, 7 (2022) 4
Issue topic
Vertical Cities: The Development of High-Rise Neighbourhoods
ISSN
2183-7635
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed