| Fragments of Metropolis - Berlin: Expressionist Heritage in Berlin Contributor(s): Rauhut, Christoph (Editor), Lehmann, Niels (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3777426784 ISBN-13: 9783777426785 Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) - Architecture | Historic Preservation - General - History | Europe - Germany |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.8" (1.90 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This stunning volume presents the result of a major undertaking by photographer Niels Lehmann and researcher Christoph Rauhut: to document all the remaining Expressionist buildings in Berlin. Expressionism powerfully heralded the onset of the twenties, and nowhere was it more important or powerful than in Berlin. The buildings that remain demonstrate great creativity with form and skillful use of light, color, and material, highlighting verticality and drama--the essence of the modern metropolis. Lehmann's new photographs are here set alongside drawings, an illustrated index of buildings, and maps that help the reader group the buildings by area. Simultaneously a celebration of a lost period and a reminder of the riches it has left to us, Fragments of Metropolis: Berlin is a stunning achievement of historical and artistic preservation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rauhut, Christoph: - Christoph Rauhut works for the German Cultural Heritage Committee in Berlin.Lehmann, Niels: - Niels Lehmann is a Zürich-based architect and architectural photographer. |