TY - BOOK AU - Mendelsohn,Erich AU - Stephan,Regina AU - Benton,Charlotte TI - Eric Mendelsohn: architect 1887-1953. SN - 1580930344 AV - NA1088.M57 S74 1999 U1 - 720/.92 21 PY - 1999/// CY - New York, New York PB - The Monacelli Press, Inc. KW - Mendelsohn, Erich, KW - Architecture, Modern KW - 20th century N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 281) and index; Contents: Foreword Esther Mendelsohn Joseph 7 -- Preface Regina Stephan 7 -- Why should we be laymen with respect to art? The Formative Years 1910–1918 Hans R. Morgenthaler 10 -- Organic! Einstein, Finlay Freundlich, Mendelsohn, and the Einstein tower in potsdam Kathleen James 26 -- Thinking from day to day, where history takes great turns, leaving hundreds of thousands unsatisfied Early Expressionist Buildings in Luckenwalde, Berlin, and Gleiwitz Regina Stephan 38 -- Around noon land in sight travels to Holland, Palestine, the United States, and Russia Ita Heinze Greenberg 56 -- The merchandise is primary - all architectural means serve its praise Department Stores in Berlin, Breslau, Chemnitz, Duisburg, Nuremberg, Oslo, and Stuttgart, 1924–1932 Regina Stephan 72 -- No stucco pastries for potemkin and scapa flow Metropolitan Architecture in Berlin: the Woga Complex and the Universum Cinema Kathleen James 110 -- We believe in berlin! The Metal Workers' Union Building, the Columbushaus, and other office buildings in Berlin Regina Stephan 120 -- Russia - a miracle in the past and in the present Soviet Buildings and Projects Kathleen James 142 -- Even if the berlin buildings had been well underway, i would have kept on fighting Small Buildings for the Jewish Communities in Tilsit, Königsberg, and Essen Kathleen James 146 -- One of the most lovable people and at the same time one of the most unpleasant Mendelsohn and his assistants in the 1920s and early 1930s Regina Stephan 152 -- The same means, the same end Private Houses in Berlin and the Influence of Frank Lloyd Wright Regina Stephan 160 -- I often fear the envy of the gods Success, House, and Home Ita Heinze Greenberg 170 -- We'll leave it to the schultzes from naumburg to ignore the mediterranean as the father of the international art of composition The Mediterranean Academy Project and Mendelsohn's Emigration Ita Heinze Greenberg 182 -- Enough mistakes and experience behind me - enough strength and future before me Buildings in England and the Partnership with Serge Chermayeff 1933–1941 Charlotte Benton 190 -- I am a free builder Architecture in Palestine 1934–1941 Ita Heinze Greenberg 204 -- It will be hard for us to find a home Projects in the United States 1941–1953 Hans R. Morgenthaler 242 -- Notes 262 -- Biography 279 -- Selected Bibliography 281 -- Index 283 -- N2 - "Eric Mendelsohn: Architect 1887-1953 presents an extensively illustrated collection of essays from an international group of scholars that explores not only all phases of Mendelsohn's architectural output but also his early education; his travels to Holland, Palestine, the United States, and Russia; and his professional practice and relationships with his colleagues and family." -- ER -