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PART II. THE ARC OF EUROPEAN MODERNISM

The Symbolic Essence of Modern European Architecture of the Twenties and Its Continuing Influence
William H. Jordy
Description: "Symbolic Essence" and Other Writings on Modern Architecture and...
"Symbolic Essence" and Other Writings on Modern Architecture and American Culture
The typical image of modern European architecture of the twenties—that is, the textureless container of simple shape as the membrane-thin envelope for extravagantly open interiors—has today become the butt of negative commentary among architects, critics, and historians...
Author
William H. Jordy
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2005 by the Trustees of Columbia University
Related print edition pages: pp.135-149
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00114.010
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-16310
Chapter subject tags:Architecture, Modern--20th centuryArchitectural theory--20th centuryFuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983Banham, ReynerGropius, Walter, 1883-1969International style (Architecture)Hitchcock, Henry-Russell, 1903-1987Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969Le Corbusier, 1887-1965Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974

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PART II. THE ARC OF EUROPEAN MODERNISM

The Symbolic Essence of Modern European Architecture of the Twenties and Its Continuing Influence