Written by:Mia Bucher (Text) and Sören Stache (Photo), dpa The history of plate construction in Germany begins in 1926 in a housing estate with small red houses in the east of Berlin. Here in the Splanemann settlement in the district of Friedrichsfelde stands the first plate construction settlement of the country. With only two floors, pointed roofs, sprout windows and small front gardens, the houses look more like a terraced house than a concre…
Plattenbausiedlungen are often perceived as problem quarters. They used to be considered a stroke of luck. What has changed and what role did the fall of the Wall play? A visit to Berlin.