| Description |
xxii, 304 pages, 115 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Weissenhof 1927 and the modern movement in architecture / Richard Pommer, Christian F. Otto. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Forming an Avant-Garde: Berlin and Stuttgart -- 2. Housing and Politics in Stuttgart, 1919-1926 -- 3. Backroom Negotiations, 1925 -- 4. The Political Reception of Mies's Projects, 1925-1926 -- 5. From Mathildenhohe to Weissenhof -- 6. Choosing the Architects -- 7. Building the Siedlung , April 1926-October 1927 -- 8. "Rationalization" and "Standardization" -- 9. The Architecture of the Siedlung -- 10. The Single-Family Houses -- 11. The Apartment Buildings by Mies and Behrens -- 12. The Row Houses by Oud and Stam -- 13. Furniture and Interiors -- 14. Proclaiming Weissenhof: Werkbund Management of the Press -- 15. The Aftermath in Stuttgart and Germany -- 16. Weissenhof and the Politics of the International Style -- Appendix A. Chronology of the Projects -- Appendix B. Lists of Architects -- Appendix C. The Costs of the Weissenhofsiedlung -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication |
| Analysis |
Architecture History |
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Germany |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-292) and index |
| Subject |
Weissenhofsiedlung (Stuttgart, Germany)
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Architecture, Domestic -- Germany (West) -- Stuttgart
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Architecture, Domestic -- Germany -- Stuttgart.
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Architecture, Domestic -- Germany -- Stuttgart.
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International style (Architecture) -- Germany (West) -- Stuttgart
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International style (Architecture) -- Germany -- Stuttgart.
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| Author |
Otto, Christian F.
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| LC no. |
90033628 |
| ISBN |
0226675157 (alk. paper) |
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