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049 _aCARIBET
050 0 0 _aNA1088.M57
_bS74 1999
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130 0 _aErich Mendelsohn.
245 1 0 _aEric Mendelsohn :
_barchitect 1887-1953. /
_cedited by Regina Stephan ; with essays by Charlotte Benton ; Ita Heinze-Greenberg ; Kathleen James ; Hans R. Morgenthaler and Regina Stephan : Translated by Melissa Thorson Hause (Ita Heinze-Greenberg ; Regina Stephan)
250 _aFirst Published
264 _aNew York, New York :
_bThe Monacelli Press, Inc.,
_c1999.
300 _a287 p.
_bill. (some col.) ; plans ;
_c28 cm.
_fbook
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediaded
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281) and index.
505 _aContents: 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 --
520 _a"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." --
600 1 0 _aMendelsohn, Erich,
_d1887-1953
_xCriticism and interpretation.
650 0 _aArchitecture, Modern
_y20th century.
700 1 _aMendelsohn, Erich,
_d1887-1953.
700 1 _aStephan, Regina,
_d1963-
700 1 _aBenton, Charlotte.
942 _2lcc
_c27
_eFirst Published
_hNA1088.M57
_kGeneral
_mS74 1999
999 _c281779
_d281779