Berthold Lubetkins Highpoint II and the Jewish Contribution to - Modern English Architectur

Drawing on the work and writings of Berthold Lubetkin, Deborah Lewittes explores the development of modernist architecture in England. The book also situates his work within the context of wider Jewish emigration to London during the interwar years.

List of contents

Introduction: Just the Highpoints: London in the Thirties 1. Building Highgate: High Rises and Uprisings 2. London Calling: High Stakes, High Relief 3. High Modernist Critiques 4. Practicing Jews: Modern London, the Emigration Decade, and the Weight of History

About the author

Deborah Lewittes is an Assistant Professor of Art History at the City University of New York, USA. She has been a research fellow at the Courtauld Institute, London, UK, and Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA, and was a Lecturer at the Parsons School of Design at The New School, New York, USA.

Summary

Drawing on the work and writings of Berthold Lubetkin, Deborah Lewittes explores the development of modernist architecture in England. The book also situates his work within the context of wider Jewish emigration to London during the interwar years.

Product details

• Authors: Deborah Lewittes, Deborah (City University of New York Lewittes
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367607029
• ISBN: 978-0-367-60702-9
• No. of pages: 110
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Architecture, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, The arts: general issues, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General, HISTORY / Jewish, ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / General, ARCHITECTURE / General, ARCHITECTURE / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Religion: general, Jewish Studies, British & Irish history, Urban & municipal planning, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, History of Architecture, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Urban communities, Art forms, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Housing & homelessness, Theory of architecture, The Arts: art forms, The arts: general topics