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Brokers Of Modernity: East Central Europe And The Rise Of Modernist Architects, 1910-1950 Paperback

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Martin Kohlrausch
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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 re-eminent testing grounds of the new belief system of modernism. By combining the internationalism of the CIAM organization and the modernising aspirations of the new states built after 1918, the reach of modernist architects extended far beyond their established fields. Yet, these architects paid a price when Europe's age of extremes intensified. Mainly drawing on Polish, but also wider Central and Eastern European cases, this book delivers a pioneering study of the dynamics of modernist architects as a group, including how they became qualified, how they organized, communicated and attempted to live the modernist lifestyle themselves. In doing so, Brokers of Modernity raises questions concerning collective work in general and also invites us to examine the social role of architects today. Ebook available in Open Access. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer Review Content).
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9789462701724
Language
English
Publisher
Leuven University Press
Publication Date
15-Jul-19
Number of Pages
400
About the Author
Martin Kohlrausch is professor of European political history and head of the research unit Modernity and Society at the KU Leuven.