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Brokers of modernity : east central Europe and the rise of modernist architects, 1910-1950 /

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The first half of the twentieth century witnessed the rise of modernist architects. 'Brokers of Modernity' reveals how east central Europe turned into one of the preeminent testing grounds of the new belief system of modernism. By combining the internationalism of the CIAM organization and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kohlrausch, Martin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leuven : Leuven University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Modern movement (Architecture) > Europe, Central.
Modern movement (Architecture) > Europe, Eastern.
Architecture and society > Europe, Central > History > 20th century.
Architecture and society > Europe, Eastern > History > 20th century.
Architecture, European > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Modernity in Eastern Europe
  • East European modernism?
  • Architects as experts of the social : a new type entering the European scene
  • Organising new architectural goals
  • Communicating social change through architecture
  • Materialising the international agenda : Warszawa Funkcjonalna
  • Under pressure : modernist architects and the rise of political extremes.