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Documents - Old and New Styles in East and West
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1.   The Social Democratic Party’s Housing Construction Program for the Western Occupation Zones (May/June, 1949)
After the destruction wrought by Allied bombing and the influx of millions of refugees and expellees from the Communist sphere of power, the housing shortage was among West Germany’s most pressing....
2.   Proclamation of the Principles of Urban Planning by the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic (September 15, 1950)
In the planned Socialist economy of the GDR, urban planning was entirely in the hands of the state. The GDR had suffered less wartime destruction than the Federal Republic, and it also met with a....
3.   The Guide to Home and Family: "Treasure Hunting in the Junk Room" (1958/59)
The 1950s not only saw the emergence of state-promoted “modern” living spaces and construction techniques, they also witnessed a change in private tastes in home furnishings. In 1958/59, The Guide....
4.   Neues Deutschland: "Bachelor Paradise" (1959)
Housing forms changed in East and West in the 1950s. For single men, the room rented from a landlady disappeared. It was replaced by affordable, functional one-room apartments on the attic floors....
5.   Illustrations of Home Furnishings
Personal tastes in home furnishings changed in the 1950s. Opinion polls show that the popularity of traditional, massive, ornate furniture declined significantly in favor of modern, straightforward....
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