Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism (Cambridge Urban and Architectural Studies, Series Number 6) - Hardcover

Whyte, Iain Boyd

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052123655X ISBN 13: 9780521236553

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1982

Synopsis

Bruno Taut was the leading architectural theorist in Germany during the years 1914–1920. The architectural and social premises which he developed in this seminal period were to be of paramount importance in the subsequent development of modern architecture in Germany in the 1920s. The German example, in turn, was to become a model for the international modern movement. Whereas the history of the modern movement in architecture has generally been written in terms of functionalism, and the availability of materials and technology, Dr Whyte suggests that many of the roots of modern architecture were mystical and irrational, and were concerned less with function and purpose and more with millenarian dreams of the a society which might be achieved through the meditation of the architecture. The author also suggests that there were political reasons behind this type of architecture and why it failed to achieve its aim of improving the physical and social condition of society.

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Book Description

This book explores Bruno Taut, a leading architectural theorist in Germany, and the modern architectural movement during the years 1914–1920. Dr Whyte suggests that many of the roots of modern architecture were mystical, irrational and political. The author also explores the failure of modern architecture to achieve its aim, which was to improve the physical and social condition of society.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052123655X
• ISBN 13: 9780521236553
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 296