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OverviewMost histories of 20th-century architecture cite Peter Behrens' influence on three of this proteges - Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier - and mention the turbine factory and arc lamp he designed for the German electrical firm AEG. Now Behrens' full contribution to the history of 20th-century architecture is finally told, in Stanford Anderson's guide to one of the great designers of our century. The author was first attracted to Behrens as one of the emblematic figures in the development of architectural modernism. Over the years, he has reflected critically on the growing body of Behrens scholarship that has appeared on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as on the views of such tastemakers as Philip Johnson, who rejected Behrens's AEG Turbine Factory, the signature icon of his early experiments in modernism, in favour of his later conservatively classical work. Anderson now assimilates decades of research into a definitive work that considers Behrens from the most nuanced perspective yet and that clarifies many problematic issues such as Behrens' endorsement of historical determinism and his work on Hitler's proposed monumental axis in Berlin. The book looks at the cultural and architectural context in which Behrens worked, his early career and the relation of his own house in Darmstadt to his ideal of a society where life is formed as art. It also looks at his directorship of the School of Arts and Crafts in Dusseldorf, where he drew on the work of such brilliant historiographers of art and architecture as Alois Riegl and August Schmarsow. In his conclusion, Anderson considers Behrens' melancholy in the face of modern industrial society and his avoidance of a direct address of life, despite, or rather because of it, his professed commitment to express life as art. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stanford AndersonPublisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 19.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.20cm Weight: 1.021kg ISBN: 9780262511308ISBN 10: 0262511304 Pages: 444 Publication Date: 23 August 2002 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsReveals a profound understanding of...the crucial issues of artistic theory in early twentieth-century Germany. -- Gabriele Bryant, AA Files A first-rate study, unlikely to be surpassed. Choice Reveals a profound understanding of the social and cultural context in which Behrens operated and of the crucial issues of artistic theory in early twentieth-century Germany. Gabriele Bryant AA Files Reveals a profound understanding of...the crucial issues of artistic theory in early twentieth-century Germany. Gabriele Bryant AA Files Reveals a profound understanding...of the crucial issues of artistic theory in early twentieth-century Germany. Gabriele Bryant AA Files This clear and critical book... is a welcome addition to the still rather small literature on Behrens in English. E. Mumford This clear and critical book...is a welcome addition to the still rather small literature on Behrens in English. -E. Mumford A first-rate study, unlikely to be surpassed. -Choice * Reviews * An important source, rich in information and analysis of the period. -Peter Blundell Jones, Architectural Review * Reviews * Reveals a profound understanding of the social and cultural context in which Behrens operated and of the crucial issues of artistic theory in early twentieth-century Germany. -Gabriele Bryant , AA Files * Reviews * This clear and critical book...is a welcome addition to the still rather small literature on Behrens in English. -E. Mumford * Reviews * This clear and critical book...is a welcome addition to the still rather small literature on Behrens in English.-E. Mumford A first-rate study, unlikely to be surpassed. Choice An important source, rich in information and analysis of the period. -- Peter Blundell Jones Architectural Review Reveals a profound understanding of the social and cultural context in which Behrens operated and of the crucial issues of artistic theory in early twentieth-century Germany. -- Gabriele Bryant AA Files This clear and critical book...is a welcome addition to the still rather small literature on Behrens in English. -- E. Mumford Author InformationStanford Anderson is Head of the Department of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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