Plattenbau, or in English, large panel system building, uses pre-fabricated concrete slabs.
East Germany is well-known for its Plattenbau homes, but it certainly is not only place where you can find them. This video explains the background and more interesting details of the Plattenbau homes.
Links to the recommended books:
Vom seriellen Plattenbau zur komplexen Großsiedlung. Industrieller Wohnungsbau in der DDR 1953 –1990: Teil 1: Historischer Kontext, Serientypen und bezirkliche Anpassungen (Grundlagen/Basics) - [ Ссылка ]
Vom seriellen Plattenbau zur komplexen Großsiedlung. Industrieller Wohnungsbau in der DDR 1953 –1990: Teil 2: Neue Städte, Großsiedlungen und Ersatzneubauten (Grundlagen/Basics) - [ Ссылка ]
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• First pre-fabricated home in England - [ Ссылка ]
• Forest Hills - By Complicated from ATHENS, GEORGIA, USA - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, [ Ссылка ]
• Betondorp - By Vincent Steenberg – Own Work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [ Ссылка ]
• Splanemann Siedlung - By Marsupium - Eigenes Werk, CC0, [ Ссылка ]
• Splanemann Siedlung - Von Michael G. Schroeder - Own Work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [ Ссылка ]
• Le Corbusier - By Joop van Bilsen for Anefo - [ Ссылка ], CC0, [ Ссылка ]
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• Plan Voisin - By SiefkinDR - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, [ Ссылка ]
• Raymond Camus – Archives Raymond Camus
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• P1 - Bauen in der DDR – Informationszentrum Plattenbau im Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung
• P1 – Wohnkomplex III Hoyerswerda – www.hoyerswerda.de
• P2 – floorplan - By Martin Püschel - own sketch, CC BY-SA 3.0, [ Ссылка ]
• P2 – Ilmenau – By user:Michael Sander - Own Work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [ Ссылка ]
• P2 – Kitchen hatch - By Martin Püschel - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [ Ссылка ]
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• WBS70 – Berlin Rochstrasse – By Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0 [ Ссылка ], via Wikimedia Commons
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• ZDF History - Wohnräume aus Beton – Mythos Plattenbau der DDR - [ Ссылка ]
• Preserving the Plattenbau: [ Ссылка ]
