Model of the Dammweg School, 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; call number: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; design: Bruno Taut
11 Neukölln
Dammweg School
In 1928 the architect Bruno Taut and the educational reformer Fritz Karsen designed a large-scale comprehensive school in Neukölln that was conceived for more than 2,500 pupils – the size of around six regular schools at the time. The design, which envisaged providing all levels of education from kindergarten to upper secondary level, followed a clear social mission: to improve educational opportunities for children from the working classes. The central idea was to create a building whose shape corresponded to this new educational model.
Instead of a single architectural block, the school was conceived as one long, modular complex that was made up of a sequence of classroom units. Next to these there were also to be freestanding pavilions dedicated to teaching specific subjects directly connected to outdoor areas. There were also plans for several sport halls, a school cinema, a library, gardens and playgrounds as well as a swimming pool and an events space, the latter two also intended to be accessible to the public. The school building was never constructed as a result of the effects of the global economic crisis of 1929. Today a model pavilion can still be seen on Dammweg.
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
Introduction of Dammwegschule, Leipziger Lehrerzeitung (Pedagogical apendix), 1928
Scan: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Signatur: 4"@NC 5582-35.1928; Design: Bruno Taut
For What If Berlin, Akira Takayama transposes unrealised projects from the archives of the Berliner Festspiele and other Berlin cultural institutions, as well as from architects and artists, into the present and asks us which vision we want to realise in the future.
The future vision for the project Dammweg School, that will be presented in the frame of What If Berlin from 28 August 2026 onwards, will respond to the following question: What if Berlin became an educational city?
Which of the 27 visions for the future is the most exciting? Which project does Berlin need in future? Which idea should actually be realised?
Until 30 September 2026, you can vote for up to three of the 27 visions for the future. The results will be displayed live to give the latest impression of the public’s reactions.