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[First American edition]. |
| Description |
xiii, 204 pages : illustrations, plans, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 195-202. |
| Contents |
The roots and background of expressionism. The Dionysian element ; A period of conflict and vision -- Architecture and Expressionism. The basis of Expressionist architecture ; Peter Behrens and the individualists ; Hans Poelzig and Formenrausch -- Vision, fantasy and utopia. Postwar Expressionist architecture in Germany ; Bruno Taut and Glasarchitektur ; Hermann Finsterlin and Formspiel ; Erich Mendelsohn and the architecture of dynamism ; Amsterdam and the Phantasts ; Rudolf Steiner and the way to a new style in architecture ; Conclusion: the aesthetics of Expressionist architecture -- Appendices. Appendix 1: Hans Poelzig, lecture held on the occasion of the revival of the Werkbund 1919 ; Appendix 2: Erich Mendelsohn, extracts from writings ; Appendix 3: Hermann Finsterlin, extract from The eighth day. |
| Subject |
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- History.
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Expressionism (Art)
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