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Millions of people around the globe live in Plattenbau structures. The majority of these were constructed in the second half of the twentieth century and always went hand in hand with lofty ambitions. They were intended to alleviate the housing shortage and to make daily life simpler. Often, however, the planned cities of the future came to symbolise failed utopias. The hoped-for social mixing largely failed to materialise and residents often felt marginalised. Christoph Montebelli (b. 1980) visited four Plattenbau housing estates on four continents—in Berlin, Hong Kong, Havana, and Zanzibar— and through his photographs explores the relationship between aspiration and reality. Free from oversimplification or prejudice, Plattenbau Promenades<\/em><\/strong> conveys powerful insight into these architectural enfants terribles<\/em> and illustrates the dynamic interaction between local features, visions of an architectural aesthetic, and the people who live there.<\/p>\n

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Christoph Montebelli (b. 1980) visited four Plattenbau housing estates on four continents—in Berlin, Hong Kong, Havana, and Zanzibar—and through his photographs explores the relationship between aspiration and reality. Text in English and German.
Photography
\nAfrica — Zanzibar 17
\nEurope — Berlin 45
\nThe Americas — Havana 73
\nAsia — Hong Kong 101
\nText
\nStacking and Wandering — Introduction 7
\nPeter Baranowski
\nOn the Plattenbau’s Global Triumph — A Structural and Semantic Definition of the Term 8
\nPhilipp Meuser
\nLivable Platte 10
\nPatricia Wruuck
\nThe Houses from the Ship 12
\nAli Haji Khamis
\nThe Plattenbau Smell 15
\nAnja Elsner
\nBiography 140
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