The Borsig Villa Reiherwerder is a former country house belonging to the Borsig family of Berlin entrepreneurs. It is located on the 12.37-hectareReiherwerder peninsula on the northwest shore of Lake Tegel, which is part of the Berlin district of Reinickendorf. Today, along with the neighboring buildings, it belongs to the Foreign Service Academy of the Federal Foreign Office, where all members of the middle, senior, and higher Foreign Service have been trained since the beginning of 2006. The villa itself serves as a guest house for the Federal Foreign Office. Directly north of the villa, facing the water, is a neo-Baroque garden (Garden monument of the Borsig Country House). The entire grounds are not open to the public. read more…
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (German: Siedlungen der Berliner Moderne) are an ensemble of six subsidized housing estates from the early 20th century, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dating mainly from the years of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933), when the city of Berlin was particularly progressive socially, politically and culturally, they are outstanding examples of the building reform movement that contributed to improving housing and living conditions for people with low incomes through novel approaches to architecture and urban planning. The estates also provide exceptional examples of new urban and architectural typologies, featuring fresh design solutions, as well as technical and aesthetic innovations. read more…
