, ▁the ▁position ▁gave ▁him ▁broad ▁powers ▁of ▁z oning , ▁finan cing , ▁and ▁h iring . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁cop ious ▁fund ing ▁and ▁an ▁available ▁labor ▁pool . ▁He ▁used ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Frankfurt ▁In ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁a ▁housing ▁short age ▁and ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁political ▁inst ability , ▁May ▁assemble d ▁a ▁powerful ▁staff ▁of ▁progress ive ▁architect s ▁and ▁initi ated ▁the ▁large - scale ▁housing ▁development ▁program ▁New ▁Frankfurt . ▁May ' s ▁develop ments ▁were ▁remarkable ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁for ▁being ▁compact , ▁semi - in dependent , ▁well - equ ipped ▁with ▁community ▁elements ▁like ▁play ground s , ▁schools , ▁the at res , ▁and ▁common ▁was hing ▁areas . ▁For ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁economy ▁and ▁construction ▁speed ▁May ▁used ▁simplified , ▁pre fab ric ated ▁forms . ▁ ▁These ▁settlement s ▁are ▁still ▁marked ▁by ▁their ▁functionality ▁and ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁manifest ▁eg al itar ian ▁ide als ▁such ▁as ▁equal ▁access ▁to ▁sun light , ▁air , ▁and ▁common ▁areas . ▁Of ▁these ▁settlement s ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁is ▁probably ▁Sied lung ▁Rö mer stadt , ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁structures ▁are ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁known ▁as ▁Z ick z ack hausen ▁( zig - z ag ▁houses ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁May ▁sent ▁for ▁Aust rian ▁architect ▁Marg are te ▁Sch üt te - L ih ot z ky ▁to ▁join ▁him ▁in ▁Frankfurt . ▁Li hot z ky ▁was ▁a ▁kind