Mendelsohn
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 the Einsteinturm in Potsdam (the supreme masterpiece of architectural expressionism, one of the most heretical and revolutionary works in history), the Hat 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:
Every book in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture Series features:
- approximately 120 images, including photographs, sketches, drawings, and floor plans
- introductory essays exploring the architect's life and work, touching on family and background as well as collaborations with other architects
- the most important works presented in chronological order, with descriptions of client and/or architect wishes as well as construction problems and resolutions
- an appendix including a list of complete or selected works, biography, bibliography and a map indicating the locations of the architect's most famous buildings
About the author:
Arnt Cobbers promovierte über Kirchenbau im Mittelalter. Er arbeitete als Architekturkritiker und schrieb mehrere Bücher über Architektur in Berlin sowie Monografien über Frank Lloyd Wright, Karl Friedrich Schinkel und Mies van der Rohe.
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Mendelsohn
Gössel, Peter (Editor)
Cobbers, Dr. Arnt Softcover, flaps, 18.5 x 23 cm (7.3 x 9.1 in.), 96 pages $ 9.99 |
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"Les éditions TASCHEN enrichissent leur collection de monographies bien faites et pas chères consacrées à un architecte. L’originalité de l’œuvre Erich Mendelsohn (1887-1953) réside dans le refus d’emprunter aux styles architecturaux précédents. Ouvert dans son appréhension des matériaux, ainsi que dans sa pensée architecturale, Mendelsohn s’est rendu célèbre notamment grâce à l’Einsteinturm de Potsdam, chef-d’œuvre de l’expressionisme architectural contemporain."
Architectures à vivre, Paris, France
Architectures à vivre, Paris, France
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