Vandelay

The Vandelay collection

Neue Sachlichkeit architecture

Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) emerged in 1920s Germany as architecture stripped of Expressionist emotion — sober, functional, and socially engaged.

5 buildings in this collection · 2 cities · 1 country

Babylon Kino, Berlin
Babylon Kino Berlin

Selected Neue Sachlichkeit buildings

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Architecture in focus

Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) emerged in 1920s Germany as architecture stripped of Expressionist emotion — sober, functional, and socially engaged. The catalogue holds 5 Neue Sachlichkeit buildings, concentrated in Berlin.

Hans Poelzig's Babylon Kino, Peter Behrens's Haus Lewin, and the Bauhaus-Archiv all embody this pragmatic Modernism that prioritised the collective over the individual.

Where to explore

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Architects in this collection

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What does this collection cover?
Vandelay currently documents 5 buildings tagged Neue Sachlichkeit across 2 cities. These counts describe our selected catalogue, not a complete inventory. A building can appear under more than one architectural theme.
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