Constructing and Reconstructing History in Twentieth Century German - Architectur

The chapters in this book span the years from 1902 to 1991 and interrogate the ways in which architecture constructed and reconstructed these histories, focusing on voices that were opposed to the dogmas of modernism. All translated into English for the first time, the chapters reflect the changing eras and contours of the German nation.

Sommario

Preface Introduction: Constructing and Reconstructing History in Twentieth-Century German Architecture 1. The 'Restoration' of Our Old Buildings 2. Villa 3. The Architecture Exhibition in Munich 1926 4. Tradition and New Building 5. Northern and Southern Germany: Notes on the Works of the Architect Emil Egermann, Berlin 6. The Buildings of the Third Reich 7. Architecture in the New Reich 8. The Motor Highways built by Herr Hitler: The Planning, Construction and Importance of the Reich Motor Roads 9. Heretical Thoughts at the Edge of the Rubble Heaps 10. An Appeal: Fundamental Demands 11. Art and Science on Track 12. Architecture in the Age of Science 13. Requiem for Putti 14. The Case for Abolishing Historic Building Preservation 15. Architectural Monuments

Info autore

Alexander Luckmann is a Ph.D. student specializing in histories of architecture, preservation, and landscape. His primary research focus is twentieth-century German religious architecture. Additional research interests include historic preservation, American churches and real estate, California modernism, and the German-American monk and architect Cajetan Baumann.
Volker M. Welter is an architectural historian specializing in modern architecture from the nineteenth century onwards, mainly in California but also in Great Britain and Germany. His research interests center on domestic architecture; émigré architects; patronage, histories of modernism, revival styles, and sustainable architecture.

Riassunto

The chapters in this book span the years from 1902 to 1991 and interrogate the ways in which architecture constructed and reconstructed these histories, focusing on voices that were opposed to the dogmas of modernism. All translated into English for the first time, the chapters reflect the changing eras and contours of the German nation.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alexander Welter Luckmann
• Con la collaborazione di: Alexander Luckmann (Editore), Volker M. Welter (Editore), Welter Volker M. (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 11.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032885193
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3288519-3
• Pagine: 164
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; Germany, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, History of Architecture, Politics and government, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Conservation of buildings & building materials, Conservation of buildings and building materials