Waldsiedlung Zehlendorf in Berlin Inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Busan added Berlin's Waldsiedlung Zehlendorf to the World Heritage List as an extension of the "Siedlungen der Berliner Moderne". The housing estate, built between 1926 and 1932, contains 1,917 dwellings, including 809 single‑family homes, and exemplifies the New Building style.

Architects Bruno Taut, Hugo Häring and Otto Rudolph Salvisberg designed the settlement around the principles of "light, air and sun" to provide affordable, nature‑integrated living. German UNESCO ambassador Kerstin Pürschel said the site "uniquely combines architecture, forest landscape and urban infrastructure". UNESCO commission president Maria Böhmer noted that the addition highlights the continued relevance of the century‑old housing concept. The inscription raises Germany's World Heritage sites to 55.