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Throughout Europe, expressionism powerfully heralded the onset of the roaring twenties—its complexity, verticality, and theatricality crystallizing the essence of the modern metropolis. Enthusiasm for the expressionist vision of a new modern society also captured the cities of Eastern Europe. The surviving fragments in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia bear witness(...)
Architecture since 1900, Europe
May 2019
Fragments of metropolis: East. Expressionist heritage in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia
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Throughout Europe, expressionism powerfully heralded the onset of the roaring twenties—its complexity, verticality, and theatricality crystallizing the essence of the modern metropolis. Enthusiasm for the expressionist vision of a new modern society also captured the cities of Eastern Europe. The surviving fragments in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia bear witness to a determined will of form and a rich, skillful handling of color, material, and light. The third volume in this series, ''Fragment of Metropolis – East'' documents more than one hundred and fifty buildings throughout Eastern Europe, including works by Otto Bartning, Peter Behrens, Max Berg, and many others.
Architecture since 1900, Europe