Weissenhof Estate in the context of "Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne"

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⭐ Core Definition: Weissenhof Estate

The Weissenhof Estate (German: Weißenhofsiedlung, pronounced [ˈvaɪsn̩hoːfˌziːdlʊŋ]) is a housing estate built for the 1927 Deutscher Werkbund exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany. It was an international showcase of modern architecture's aspiration to provide inexpensive, simple, efficient, and good-quality housing.

Two buildings designed by Le Corbusier were designated a World Heritage Site in 2016 as part of The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement. The remainder of the estate, and some adjacent streets and buildings, are a part of the site's buffer zone.

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Weissenhof Estate in the context of Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne

The Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM), or International Congresses of Modern Architecture, was an organization founded in 1928 and disbanded in 1959, responsible for a series of events and congresses arranged across Europe by the most prominent architects of the time, with the objective of spreading the principles of the Modern Movement focusing in all the main domains of architecture (such as landscape, urbanism, industrial design, and many others).

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