Mendelsohn-housing scheme (Luckenwalde)

Luckenwalde, German Reich

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

In Luckenwalde, Germany, a workers' housing colony built in 1920 represents a landmark of early modernist residential design. Conceived by architect Erich Mendelsohn, the estate demonstrates the progressive architectural ambitions of the Weimar era, when forward-thinking designers sought to improve working-class living conditions through innovative building forms and planning.