Erich Mendelsohn and the Architecture of German Modernism (Modern Architecture and Cultural Identity) [Hardcover]

Kathleen James (Author), Kathleen James-Chakraborty (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0521571685 | ISBN-13: 978-0521571685 | Publication Date: July 13, 1997 | Edition: First Edition

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.

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"...long overdue and worthy of celebration." Alona Nitzan-Shiftan, Harvard Design Magazine

Book 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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 348 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; First Edition edition (July 13, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521571685
• ISBN-13: 978-0521571685
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,945,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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