Luxury and modernism : architecture and the object in Germany, 1900-1933 / Robin Schuldenfrei.
Luxury and modernism : architecture and the object in Germany, 1900-1933 / Robin Schuldenfrei.
Luxury and modernism : architecture and the object in Germany, 1900-1933 / Robin Schuldenfrei.
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
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G 2018/3900
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Language
English
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Physical content
317 pages ; 26 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Consumption: Peter Behrens at the AEG and the luxury of technology -- Objectivity: the Werkbund display window and architecture's object -- Capital: the Haus am Horn and the early Bauhaus -- Production: the Bauhaus object and its irreproducibility -- Subjectivity: Mies van der Rohe's materiality an...
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
This beautifully illustrated book provides a new interpretation of modern architecture and design in Germany during the heyday of the Bauhaus and the Werkbund, tracing modernism's lasting allure to its many manifestations of luxury. Robin Schuldenfrei casts the work of legendary figures such as Peter Behrens, Walter Gropius, and Ludwig Mies van der...
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Luxury and modernism : architecture and the object in Germany, 1900-1933 / Robin Schuldenfrei.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/3900
Record Identifier
74VKVAXNqbZM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVAXNqbZM
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ISBN
0691175128 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780691175126 hardcover ; alkaline paper
DDC
724.6
MMS ID
991024175118802626
