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Bauhaus 1919-1933 (Taschen 25)

6 reviews
Bauhaus Archiv, Magdalena Droste

Taschen, 2006

To know about Bauhaus deeply...
This book has great studies. Lots of new details for me are in it. It helps you to study design and art histry.

Richard Neutra: Complete Works (Architecture & Design)

10 reviews

Taschen, 2000

One of the great architecture books!
Barbara Lamprecht and Julius Shulman have created one the great architecture books about this leading figure of 20th century modernism. As a fan of Lamprecht's excellent writing, the text in this book is, of course, excellent---full of information, opinion and wit. The depth of information provided, including floor plans, is rare in an architectural photo book. Shulman's photos (and some by the ...

Bauhaus (World of Art)

5 reviews
Frank Whitford

Thames & Hudson, 1984

An excellent Introduction
Frank Whitford's Bauhaus in the Thames & Hudson World of Art series provides a fine basic introduction to the 20th century's most important school of art. Whitford writes engagingly and informatively. He begins by sketching the prehistory of the school in the 19th century arts-and-crafts movement and then goes on to examine van der Velde and the Weimar Art School that served as the basis upon ...

La Maison de Verre

2 reviews
Dominique Vellay

Thames & Hudson, 2007

Fascinating house, authentic book
I just received the book and had no time to read the text. The NY Times article in the summer covered the history of the house up until its current restoration. The photographs look a little as if they were from the "modern" era. Perfect perspective correction, focus on the details, rendering the home's atmosphere remarkably well. I especially like the color balance of the images. I disagree with ...

From Bauhaus to Our House

37 reviews
Tom Wolfe

Bantam, 1999

Less is more... less is a bore.
Tom Wolfe is the greatest!!!! This is a hilarious inside view into the world of architecture.

The ABC's of Bauhaus, The Bauhaus and Design Theory

1 review

Princeton Architectural Press, 2000

BAUHAUS FUNDAMENTALS
This thin volume is a wonderful collection of essays on the typography, design and graphic design of this school that can be considered the heralding in of moderism. The layout of the book, sparse and clean, was designed by the editors, Joanne Savio and Mike Mills in a manner that adheres to Bauhaus design principles. Well illustrated throughout with examples of the works of Bauhaus artists, ...

The Bauhaus Ideal: Then and Now: An Illustrated Guide to Modernist Design and Its Legacy

4 reviews
William Smock

Academy Chicago Publishers, 2004

Modernism V2.0
Today's design students are overloaded with too many skills and ideas to absorb. Unfortunately, as students race into the future, it seems that subjects like Design History are the first to suffer. This book addresses that problem. You could think of it as the 'cliff notes' of Modernism. It's concise, fun to read, and beautifully illustrated. You can read it in one sitting. It connects Modernist ...

Houston Deco: Modernistic Architecture of the Texas Coast

2 reviews
Jim Parsons, David Bush

Bright Sky Press, 2008

Southlands Moderne
The National Trust Guide to Art Deco in America (ISBN 0471143863) lists eight buildings in Houston, all are obviously in this book with another ninety or so but look through the photos and it becomes clear that many of them are living on borrowed time unless the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance can save them. The authors (they took the photos, too) have done a great job in capturing the ...

Bauhaus
Jeannine Fiedler

h. f. ullmann, 2008

Today, more than 85 years after its inception, the Bauhaus style still emanates vitality. As a school that strove to combine applied art with both the fine arts and technology, the Bauhaus movement has outlasted all other trends in architecture and design. The present volume provides insight into the historical, cultural, philosophical, political and pedagogical background of the 1930's, when the Bauhaus was founded.

Julius Shulman, Modernism Rediscovered

2 reviews
Julius Shulman, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, ...

Taschen, 2007

Shulman Modernism
A fittingly huge tribute to the man who captured Modernism in western America and especially in California. I thought the beauty of these three large books (check out the weight and dimensions in the Product Details section) was the way they are organized: historically using Shulman's own job reference numbers. Obviously there is not going to be a photo of every commission because a lot of his ...

Albers and Moholy-Nagy: From the Bauhaus to the New World

Yale University Press, 2006

This beautifully illustrated book highlights the contrasts and correspondences in the lives and work of two of Modernism?s greatest innovators, Josef Albers (1888?1976) and László Moholy-Nagy (1895?1947). Beginning in the 1930s, Albers and Moholy-Nagy each developed a rigorously abstract language that condensed art to its visual fundamentals: line, color, texture, light, and form. This language experienced a creative explosion during their ...

Farewell to an Idea: Episodes from a History of Modernism

5 reviews
T. J. Clark, Timothy J. Clark

Yale University Press, 2001

Publishing event of note in modern criticism
I have known for many years that this book would one day be written, and its publication thus offers a moment of high excitement--- and somewhat less bafflement, although more surprises, and occasional astonishment, than I had expected in the actual reading. Farewell to an Idea by T.J. Clark is an extraordinarily personalized text--- also long, dense, and carefully written, as any reader of ...

Bauhaus Culture: From Weimar To The Cold War

1 review
Kathleen James-Chakraborty

Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2006

Essential for an understanding not only of the art works and artists, but for the underlying culture which spawned them.
The Bauhaus was the site of one of the most influential experiments in the art world, moving from Germany at the turn of the century to 1933 Berlin and offering an alternative to state-sponsored fine arts academies. Today modern art still holds elements of Bauhaus tradition and thus BAUHAUS CULTURE: FROM WEIMAR TO THE COLD WAR offers essays from art scholars analyzing accomplishments of the ...

Walter Gropius, 1883-1969: The Promoter of a New Form (Taschen Basic Architecture)

1 review
Gilbert Lupfer, Paul Sigel

Taschen, 2005

Excellent Introduction and Value
The German Publishing Company, Taschen has just introduced a series of paperback monographs highlighting the works of the Twentieth Century's great architects. This series includes books about Le Corbusier, Nuetra, Aalto and Gaudi to name but a few. The series follows a standard format. They are 96 pages long and they begin with an introductory biographical chapter. The books then move ...

Bauhaus: Weimar, Dessau, Berlin, Chicago

1 review
Hans Wingler

The MIT Press, 1978

design and art in B&W
A great deal of information, focused on individuals and their contributions to the Bauhaus. ALL pages are in black and white, which is always a great disappointment when reading about art, design or architecture. Considering this production shortcoming, the book is overpriced. Its written content, very useful and thorough.

The New Architecture and The Bauhaus

2 reviews
Walter Gropius

The MIT Press, 1965

Great Substance
I've found great substance with your book, "The New Architecture and the Bauhaus". It was brilliant and very informative. I was fascinated by the analysis of 20th Century Modern architecture and the history of its development. I recommend this book highly for anyone interested in modern design, or the courage of the indomitable human spirit. Gropius fought against mediocrity, mindless ...

Josef Albers: To Open Eyes: The Bauhaus, Black Mountain College, and Yale

6 reviews
Frederick A. Horowitz, Brenda Danilowitz

Phaidon Press, 2006

An Essential Book for Art Teachers Everywhere
Many people may not know that Josef Albers played a large part in revolutionizing teaching art in the 20th Century. Many people do not know how many 2oth century artists lives were in some way affected by his teaching--either directly or indirectly. It is surprising that it has taken this long for a book on the remarkable teaching career of Josef Albers to appear, but here it finally is. ...

Asmara: Africa's Secret Modernist City

5 reviews
Edward Denison, Guang Yu Ren, ...

Merrell, 2007

Excellent for the arm chair traveler and history buff
I spent several years living with my family in Asmara as a young boy. Now as an adult I've been searching for a book that would allow my to do some arm chair traveling back to my former home. Mr. Denison's book allowed me to do that in both word and picture. The book is broken up into a general history section followed by detailed photos on the major architecture of Asmara in each of the ...

Mies Van Der Rohe At Work

3 reviews
Peter Carter

Phaidon Press, 1999

The Definitive Technical Analysis of Mies's Architecture
Peter Carter, who studied under Mies at IIT, wrote this book in the early 70s, shortly after Mies died. It's been long out of print, and I paid dearly to get a copy of the original version, shortly before this rerelease was announced. A lot has happened in architecture since it was written and yet Mies's best work still shines as brightly. For anyone with an interest in Mies in particular, or ...

Design: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
John Heskett

Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

John Heskett wants to transform the way we think about design by showing how integral it is to our daily lives, from the spoon we use to eat our breakfast cereal, and the car we drive to work in, to the medical equipment used to save lives. Design combines "need" and "desire" in the form of a practical object that can also reflect the user's identity and aspirations through its form and decoration. This concise guide to contemporary design goes ...

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