Feb 15, 2024 · The prefab concrete housing that characterises Berlin's skyline has long been derided as monotonous and ugly, but is Plattenbau finally having its moment?

Though they solved the housing crisis, the GDR froze rent prices to ensure no one made a big profit. This seemed in favor of renters, but it actually meant essential repairs went undone, and …

In the GDR era rebuilding the city was focused on housing. The emphasis on housing was partly practical and partly symbolic- housing was a symbol of success of the GDR government.

In 1945, the housing shortage in the Soviet sector of Germany was catastrophic. However, the rate of reconstruction and the intensity of public discourse on the housing crisis were much …

The large panel system building[a] is a building constructed of large, prefabricated concrete slabs. Such buildings are often found in housing development areas.

Most housing was owned by the state, and rents were controlled. In the mid-1980s, new apartments rented for about one GDR mark per square meter; older units rented for even less. …

In the paper, we argue that there is a path dependency in housing-policies, which roots in the housing policy of the former socialistic GDR and which strongly influences the spatial …

Sep 28, 2007 · This paper assesses the poor physical state and supply of housing in east Germany at the time of unification and discusses the fundamental transformation of the …

Oct 3, 2019 · Here Michael and Anne Dietrich share their knowledge of and experience living in the GDR, as well as how the Peaceful Revolution happened from their perspective.

GDR had some grim care homes, mental institutions, many predated the Nazi period. There was also a reluctance to address issues such as mental illness, alcoholism, suicide and domestic …