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Author Blau, Eve.

Title The architecture of Red Vienna, 1919-1934 / Eve Blau
Published Cambridge, Mass : The MIT Press, [1999]
©1999

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Description xvii, 509 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Contents 1. "Against the Idea of Force, the Force of Ideas": Municipal Socialism and the Politics of Austro-Marxism -- 2. The Historical City: Patterns of Growth and Urban Life -- 3. "Wohnen Lernen": Learning to Live, 1919-1923 -- 4. Vienna Builds on Itself -- 5. Grossstadt and Proletariat: Conceptualizing the Socialist City -- 6. The New Dwelling: "The Gemeinde-Wien-Type" -- 7. The Red Hof: Social Democratic Program and Wagner School Practice -- 8. Building and City: The Politics of the Plan -- 9. Architecture and Proletariat: The Semantics of Form
Summary Encyclopedic in its coverage, this seminal work focuses on the architecture of Prague from the turn of the century to the end of the Second World War: a rich matrix within which to place the figures who created the powerful, innovative spirits of modern Czech architecture. The book documents the architects, structures, and theoretical underpinnings that helped to shape Prague's cultural heritage and present-day artistic spirit
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 402-491) and index
Notes English
Subject Architecture and state -- Austria -- Vienna.
Architecture -- Government policy -- Austria -- Vienna.
City blocks -- Austria -- Vienna.
City planning -- Austria -- Vienna.
Public housing -- Austria -- Vienna.
LC no. 98025675
ISBN 0262024519 (hc : alk. paper)