Machine derived contents note: Introduction; Part I: 1. The early years of De Stijl: national and international contexts; 2. Elementary means and the development of the painterly conception of architecture; 3. Work with De Boer: colour, mathematics and music; 4. Berlage and the new humanism; Part II. 5. Towards an elementary architecture; 6. The AUbette and related work; 7. The full compass of architecture: from the private house to the new image of the city; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index