100 Years of Neues Bauen

A century ago, modern architecture was born: In the 1920s architects in Germany wanted to create affordable and decent housing for all with new ideas of what a home should be. The Neues Bauen, or New Objectivity, designs of the period saw a central and minimalist space takes centre stage: the living room.

A century ago, modern architecture was born with idealistic architects wanting to build decent and affordable housing for all. This episode looks at the Frankfurt Kitchen, a design by Austrian architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky for social housing where everything is within easy reach.

A century ago, modern architecture was born with idealistic architects wanting to build decent and affordable housing for all. In this episode: The bathroom. In the early 20th century, a private bathroom in one’s house was a luxury. But architects like Le Corbusier in France and Bruno Taut in Germany wanted to change that with their cutting-edge new housing developments.