Interbau

Many of the buildings still stand today, including those designed by Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer, Arne Jacobsen, Alvar Aalto, and Walter Gropius.

Situated in a park, Interbau showcased an array of designs by the foremost Western architects from many countries, with high and low-rise buildings merging seamlessly with the landscape and greenery.

[1] After the defeat of Nazi Germany, the US, France, and Great Britain controlled the Western sectors of Berlin, while the East was under the grip of the Soviets.

In the words of Rolf Schwedler, the Senator for Building and Housing, "In this regard, the demands and requirements of the modern man are to be taken into full consideration.

[citation needed] Interbau was intended to be a testament to Western values of freedom of expression, where high and low-rise buildings merged seamlessly with the landscape and greenery.

By including architects from so many countries, West Berlin communicated that Interbau was not only German, it was multicultural, drawing inspiration from around the world.

Some of the more notable architects who worked on Interbau include Le Corbusier (France), Oscar Niemeyer (Brazil), Arne Jacobsen (Denmark), Alvar Aalto (Finland), and Walter Gropius (German-American).

Led by Walter Rossow, Interbau could live up to its vision of "people in a green metropolis" only by careful, integrated landscape design.

In 1955, just two years before the opening of the exhibit, Rossow's article "Green Spaces in the Hansaviertel" laid out the plan for landscaping Intebau.

Like many other buildings in Interbau, the Gropius and Ebert design sought to ensure no visible line between the residential area and the park.

[9] Designed by a prominent Brazilian architect, Oscar Niemeyer Haus features 78 apartments with distinct blue and yellow balconies.

[11] Congress Hall, also known as the House of World Cultures, was designed by American architect Hugh Stubbins as a gift from the United States.