Main entry:

Kohlrausch, Martin, author.

Title & Author:

Brokers of Modernity : East Central Europe and the rise of modernist architects, 1910-1950 / Martin Kohlrausch.

Publication:

Leuven : Leuven University Press, 2019.

Description:

399 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Modernity in Eastern Europe -- East European modernism? -- Architects as experts of the social : a new type entering the European scene -- Organising new architectural goals -- Communicating social change through architecture -- Materialising the international agenda : Warszawa Funkcjonalna -- Under pressure : modernist architects and the rise of political extremes.

Summary:

The first half of the twentieth century witnessed the rise of modernist architects. 'Brokers of Modernity' reveals how East Central Europe turned into one of the pre-eminent testing grounds of the new belief system of modernism. By combining the internationalism of the CIAM organization and the modernising aspirations of the new states built after 1918, the reach of modernist architects extended far beyond their established fields. Yet, these architects paid a price when Europe?s age of extremes intensified. Mainly drawing on Polish, but also wider Central and Eastern European cases, this book delivers a pioneering study of the dynamics of modernist architects as a group, including how they became qualified, how they organized, communicated and attempted to live the modernist lifestyle themselves. In doing so, Brokers of Modernity raises questions concerning collective work in general and also invites us to examine the social role of architects today.

ISBN:

9462701725
9789462701724 (softcover)
9789461662781 (ePub ebook)
9789461662545 (PDF ebook)

Subject:

International Congress for Modern Architecture
Modern movement (Architecture) Europe, Central.
Modern movement (Architecture) Europe, Eastern.
Architecture and society Europe, Central History 20th century.
Architecture and society Europe, Eastern History 20th century.
Architecture, European 20th century.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) Europe centrale.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) Europe de l'Est.
Architecture et société Europe centrale Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture et société Europe de l'Est Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture européenne 20e siècle.
Architecture and society
Architecture, European
Modern movement (Architecture)
Architekt
Architektur
Moderne
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Ostmitteleuropa

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 306430
Call No.: BIB 252014
Status: Available