Modern Neighbourhoods of 1930s: 

In 1927, 17 architects (L. Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, W. Gropius a.o) constructed 21 dwellings with 63 flats as examples of “DIE NEUE WOHNUNG” in Stuttgart, Germany. The architects had been chosen with an almost prophetic feeling for figures who were later to become famous. With very few exceptions these buildings in Weissenhof standing in such close proximity to each other are examples for of this century as well as of their views on the problem of “living space”. Despite a long period when buildings were subject to neglect, destruction or alteration, 11 of the original 21 buildings survived and were restored. 

Architects who were chosen to build Weissenhofsidelung:

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud
Victor Bourgeois
Adolf Gustav Schneck
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Walter Gropius
Ludwig Hilbersheimer
Bruno Taut
Hans Poelzig
Richard Döcker
Max Taut
Adolf Rading
Josef Frank
Mart Stam
Peter Behrens
Hans Scharoun

Maasika-Vaarika neighbourhood is a distinguished example of Estonian modern housing of the 1930s. An apartment in a small modern well-built house in a quiet district is still a desirable place to live. In the beginning of 1931 Tallinn City Council organised an architectural competition in order to improve the housing conditions in suburbs. 8 projects for houses with 1-2 apartments were selected. By these designs “Uus Tare” building society constructed ten houses at new streets Maasika and Vaarika. The functionalist buildings were completed in 1933. They formed a well-ordered housing scheme with high building quality and all the modern communications.