Erich Mendelsohn: 1887-1953: the Analytical Visionary - Couverture souple

Cobbers, Arnt

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3822855952 ISBN 13 : 9783822855959

Editeur : Taschen GmbH, 2007

Synopsis

Expressionist at heart

 

The work of Erich Mendelsohn (1887-1953) is extraordinarily open-minded in its attitude to material and planning, as a result of his completely original form of architectural thinking. Mendelsohn`s genius lay in the fact that he was not influenced by his predecessors; rather, his imagination sprung from an entirely personal place, refusing to borrow from any existing artistic forms or styles. He became famous with theEinsteinturm in Potsdam (the supreme masterpiece of architectural expressionism, one of the most heretical and revolutionary works in history), theHat Factory in Luckenwalde, and the Schocken Department Store in Stuttgart. To this day, Mendelsohn`s methods remain stimulating and provocative and his work begs to be (re)discovered.

 

About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture Series features:

• an introduction to the life and work of the architect
• the major works in chronological order
• information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions
• a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings
• approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Arnt Cobbers studied art history, history, and music before writing a dissertation on medieval church architecture. Having worked as an architectural critic, he is now a freelance author in Berlin. Among his many publications are books on architecture in Berlin, as well as on the work of Marcel Breuer, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, I.M. Pei, and others. He is also the editor-in-chief of the music magazine Partituren.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Taschen GmbH
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3822855952
• ISBN 13: 9783822855959
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: TASCHEN GmbH; contact@taschen.com; ; Hohenzollernring 53. D; K�ln; 50672; Allemagne