Weissenhof Siedlung
Stuttgart's Killesberg is home to a fascinating part of architectural history, the Weissenhof Estate, one of the most important developments in modern architecture. It was designed in the late 1920s by prominent architects of the day as part of a 1927 competition and exhibition for "Die Wohnung" by 17 architects from five European countries, including Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Hans Scharoun. Eleven show houses from the exhibition have survived and are still occupied today. In the summer of 2006, the Weissenhof Museum will reopen in the renovated Le Corbusier House, a semidetached house built by the architects Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in 1927. Architecture historians describe the building as an icon of modern architecture. As well as having an opportunity to view this iconic building, visitors will find an interesting information centre documenting the Bauhaus tradition.
Public transport:
Killesberg Messe
