Interbau / Berlin

Interbau was constructed as part of the 1957 International Building Exhibition, which was held in Berlin. Located in the war-torn Hansaviertel district of Tiergarten, plans by Gerhard Jobst and Willy Kreuer won the urban design aspect of the exhibition. Their plans were implemented under the supervision of Otto Bartning, who managed the overall project.

The plan went along with the typical Le Corbusier modern ideology of what the city of the future should be-- an efficient machine, lushly landscaped, with separated uses. Although primarily residential, a church, theater, library and public gardens were dispersed through the development. Thirty-six buildings were constructed.

Fifty-three architects from around the world participate in the project, including Oscar Niemeyer, Arne Jacobsen, Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto and Walter Gropius.

Haus der Kulturen der Welt or Congress Hall by US architect Hugh Stubbins

The building was a gift from the United States as part of an extension of the Marshall Plan.

"Haus 16" by Alvar Aalto

One of the units was exhibited decked out with Aalto furniture.

Source: Finnish Architecture

Oscar Niemeyer's contribution was an eight-story apartment building.

Those trees have filled in quite nicely around the building. That's great for the residents, but bad for taking photos of the entire building, so here's a photo taken shortly after construction.