How do we ensure there is sufficient, affordable, healthy, practical, accommodation for our contemporary population and their needs? Not just a question for today's society but arguably one that has been posed, considered and approached by architects and urban planners since the late 19th century. If, admittedly, without anyone ever solving the conundrum. Or at least not unequivocally. Or sustainably. With the exhibition Die Neue Heimat (1950–1982). A Social Democratic Utopia and Its
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According to US gonzo journalist, Hunter S Thompson, "the human animal needs a Good Reason to get out of bed on a wretched morning in February." 1 May we humbly suggest....... "Die Neue Heimat (1950–1982). A Social Democratic Utopia and Its Buildings" at the Architekturmuseum der TU München, Munich, Germany An exhibition about German high-rise housing estates with the subtitle "A Social Democratic Utopia and Its Buildings" could lead one to the conclusion it was about East Germany. Wrong!
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