Suppressed by the former communist governments and overshadowed by a focus on German and Dutch early modernism, the outstanding achievements of functionalist architects in Eastern Europe have been largely ignored by historians and critics. this book is the first retrospective ever published of functionalist buildings completed between the wars, the "Golden Age" of modernism, in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland. It is illustrated with rare archival and current photographs of the most famous and exemplary projects in each ...
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Suppressed by the former communist governments and overshadowed by a focus on German and Dutch early modernism, the outstanding achievements of functionalist architects in Eastern Europe have been largely ignored by historians and critics. this book is the first retrospective ever published of functionalist buildings completed between the wars, the "Golden Age" of modernism, in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland. It is illustrated with rare archival and current photographs of the most famous and exemplary projects in each country: sanatoriums, hotels, sports facilities, private houses, offices, and religious and governmental buildings. Among the illustrious architects whose work is presented here are Karel Teige, Bohuslav Fuchs, and Josef Gocar of Czechoslovakia; Alfred Forbat and Jozsef Fischer of Hungary; and Lucian Korngold, Barbara and Stanislaw Brukalski, and Bohdeon Lachert of Poland. An introductory essay examines functionalism in Eastern Europe from an international perspective; essays by prominent architectural historians from Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland explore competing ideas and functionalism in each country.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Libris. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Jacket and boards have only light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Single name stamped on fep.
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Fine in fine jacket. Black & white photographic illustrations. 304 pages. 8vo, black cloth, pictorial d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1996). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. With essays by Vladimir Slapeta, John Macsai, Janos Bonta, and Olgierd Czerner.
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New in torn shrinkwrap. Black boards, black and white illustrated dust jacket with red and black lettering. 304 pp. Illustrations. Contents: Preface / Wojciech Lesnikowski--1. Functionalism in Czechoslovakian, Hungarian, and Polish Architecture from the European Perspective / Wojciech Lesnikowski--2. Competing Ideas in Czechoslovakian Architecture / Vladimir Slapeta--3. Functionalism in Czechoslovakian Architecture / Vladimir Slapeta and Wojciech Lesnikowski--4. Competing Ideas in Hungarian Architecture / John Macsai--5. Functionalism in Hungarian Architecture / Janos Bonta--6. Competing Ideas in Polish Architecture / Olgierd Czerner--7. Functionalism in Polish Architecture / Wojciech Lesnikowski--8. Holocaust and Aftermath / Wojciech Lesnikowski.