Reich Research Society for Economic Efficiency in Building and Housing

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The Reich Research Society for Economic Efficiency in Building and Housing (RFG) was a registered association of the Weimar Republic from 1927 to 1931 with the aim of making housing construction cheaper and better.

Foundation and members

In order to counteract the housing shortage in the country, the Reichstag passed a law to promote housing construction in March 1926. For this purpose, a committee was set up to explore new ways of rationalizing and financing the building industry. In 1927, the then politician in the Reichstag, Marie-Elisabeth Lüders, applied for part of the funding to be spent on experimental work. Your application was accepted and the original committee was transformed into an association, the RFG.

The society consisted of architects, politicians, scientists and representatives of the non-profit housing industry. Members included Walter Gropius , Ernst May , Bruno Taut , Max Taut , Martin Wagner and Marie-Elisabeth Lüders .

The New Frankfurt project, which began in 1925, was supported by RFG from 1927, for example in the construction of test houses in panel construction.

One of the RFG's research projects was the Spandau Haselhorst test settlement . The designs, in which Walter Gropius played a key role, were only partially implemented.

resolution

In 1931, the Reich Labor Ministry cut the funds for the RFG. One reason for this was the high expectations that were only partially met. The company suffered from organizational problems, constant criticism from the professional world and missed the opportunity to convince large construction companies of their work. In addition, there was the general financial hardship of the crisis-ridden republic. In June 1931 the RFG dissolved.

The successor was the Foundation for the Promotion of Building Research .

literature

  • Sigurd Fleckner: Reich Research Society for Economic Efficiency in Building and Housing. 1927-1931 . Aachen 1993.