Author : Niels Lehmann
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ISBN 13 : 9783777430928
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Fragments of Metropolis - East | Osten by : Niels Lehmann
Download or read book Fragments of Metropolis - East | Osten written by Niels Lehmann and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enthusiasm for the expressionist metropolis, an architecture of complexity, verticality and theatricality, in the 1920s captured also East-Central Europe. Despite regional differences, the surviving fragments bear witness to a determined will of form and a rich, skilful handling of colour, material and light. Joint together, the buildings tell the story of the expressionist vision of a new modern society. In contemporary photographs and plan drawings 'Fragment of Metropolis ? East' documents 170 buildings in Bratislava, Brno, Gdansk, Hradec Králové, Katowice, Kraków, Legnica, Prague, Szczecin, Ústí nad Labem, Warsaw, Wroclaw, as well as many other places. A detailed index and clearly arranged maps complete the reference work.