International Architecture
BAUHAUSBÜCHER 1
$83.95
- Hardcover
108 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2019
Summary
In what he called his illustrated guide to modern architecture, which starts off the Bauhausbucher series, Gropius gives an overview of the international architecture of the mid-1920s. A preface by the author explores, briefly but in detail, the guiding principles that unite the avant-garde in all countries. This statement is followed by an extensive illustrated section showing examples of architecture from around the world. According to Gropius, these illustrations bear witness to the develo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783037785843 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 3037785845 |
| Author: | Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Walter Gropius |
| Publisher: | Lars Muller Publishers |
| Imprint: | Lars Muller Publishers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 108 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 444g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 18mm |
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The handsome hardcover reprint is most valuable as a historical artifact.
The handsome hardcover reprint is most valuable as a historical artifact.– “A Daily Dose of Architecture Books”
About The Author
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Walter Gropius (1888–1969) was the founder of the Bauhaus and a pioneer of modern architecture. In 1919, he was appointed to succeed Henry van de Velde as director of the School of Visual Arts in Weimar, which he renamed “Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar”. In 1924, the Bauhaus moved to Dessau; Gropius designed the school building and the masters’ houses for the new location. In 1928, Gropius passed on the title of director to Swiss architect Hannes Meyer and became a self-employed architect in Berlin before emigrating to the United States in 1934. As a professor of architecture, he taught at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he founded The Architects’ Collaborative in 1941. In his political efforts to industrialize construction and create desperately needed reseidential spaces, Gropius captured the spirit and influenced the work of numerous other architects.
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