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Erich Mendelsohn and the Architecture of German Modernism
Hardback
Main Details
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Erich Mendelsohn and the Architecture of German Modernism
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Kathleen James
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| Series | Modern Architecture and Cultural Identity |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:350 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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| Category/Genre | Individual architects and architectural firms |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521571685
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| Classifications | Dewey:720.943 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
105 Halftones, unspecified; 15 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
13 July 1997 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Erich Mendelsohn's buildings, erected throughout Germany between 1920 and 1932, epitomized architectural modernity for his countrymen. In this study, Kathleen James examines his department stores, office buildings and cinemas, the downtown counterparts to the famous housing projects built during the same years in Frankfurt and Berlin. Demonstrating the degree to which their dynamic presence stemmed from Mendelsohn's attention to their consumer-oriented functions, James shows Mendelsohn to be more than an Expressionist, as he is usually characterized.
Reviews"...long overdue and worthy of celebration." Alona Nitzan-Shiftan, Harvard Design Magazine
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