{"product_id":"mass-housing-in-the-gdr","title":"Mass Housing in the German Democratic Republic 1953-1990","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"readonlyText\" title=\"Teil 1: Historischer Kontext, Serientypen und bezirkliche Anpassungen\/Teil 2: Neue Städte, Großsiedlungen und Ersatzneubauten\"\u003ePrefabricated architecture and large housing estates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdited by Philipp Meuser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslated by Sam Gurwitt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis title is expected to become \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eavailable in November 2026.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePre-order now!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis 500-page volume presents the first comprehensive English-language documentation of mass housing in the German Democratic Republic. Bringing together architectural history, urban planning, construction technology, and typological analysis, it examines the development of prefabricated systems and large-scale housing estates between 1953 and 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAt the core of the publication is a catalogue of the most important East German building series and construction systems. Detailed drawings, floor plans, technical descriptions, and historical photographs document the evolution from early large-block construction to the WBS 70 system and later urban adaptations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHousing supply must be understood as one of the central architectural and urban tasks of the GDR. Beyond its political dimension, the book demonstrates how serial building methods shaped the built environment of East Germany on an unprecedented scale and generated a distinct architectural culture of prefabrication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAlmost four decades after the end of the GDR, Germany once again faces the challenge of realizing affordable housing through serial and industrialized construction. The models, systems, and planning methods developed in East Germany provide valuable historical experience for current debates on housing shortages, standardization, and building efficiency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAt the same time, the housing estates and prefabricated buildings of the GDR are increasingly being recognized as part of Europe’s cultural heritage. Through extensive documentation of building types, urban concepts, and realized projects, this publication contributes to a reassessment of East German mass housing as an important chapter in twentieth-century architectural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e240 × 280 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e512 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e970 images\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHardcover with jacket\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eISBN \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-3-86922-319-3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMore titles on the subject:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dom-publishers.com\/collections\/monographs\/products\/die-asthetik-der-platte\" style=\"color: #00aaff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/8k70zct5acf2tydd-14165196.shopifypreview.com\/products\/patterned-panels?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=a14a17f26\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePatterned Panels\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dom-publishers.com\/collections\/grundlagen\/products\/architektur-und-stadtebau-in-der-ddr\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchitektur und Städtebau in der DDR. 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