Title Peter Behrens and a new architecture for the twentieth century / Stanford Anderson

Published Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press, [2000] Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2000] ©2000 ©2000

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Description xi, 429 pages : illustrations, plans ; 24 cm Contents 1. A Context for the Early Work of Behrens: The Emergence of a New Architecture in Germany and Austria around 1900 -- 2. Behrens's Changing Concept of Life as Art: A Review of the Early Work -- 3. Behrens's Highest Kultursymbol, the Theater: Darmstadt, 1900-1903 -- 4. Theory and Teaching of Architecture: Dusseldorf, 1903-1907 -- 5. Modern Architecture and Industry, a Cultural Policy of Historical Determinism: Berlin I -- 6. Industrial Design, a Strategy for Uniting Technology and Art: Berlin II -- 7. Architecture for Industry, the AEG Factories: Berlin III -- 8. Expression, Convention, and Convention as Expression: Berlin IV -- 9. The Interwar Years -- List of Architectural Works / Peter Behrens Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-408) and index Subject Behrens, Peter, 1868-1940. Behrens, Peter, 1868-1940 -- Criticism and interpretation. Architects -- Germany. Architecture -- Germany -- History -- 20th century. Architecture, Modern -- Germany -- 20th century. Architecture, Modern -- 20th century. Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Germany. LC no. 00002103 99049154 ISBN 026201176X

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