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Ruins of modernity : Erich Mendelsohn's hat factory in Luckenwalde / Frank Barkow ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Barkow, Frank.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: AA documents ; 4.Publisher: London : Architectural Association, c1998Description: 71 p. : ill., plans ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1870890825 .Subject(s): Mendelsohn, Erich, 1887-1953 -- Criticism and interpretation | Factories -- Germany -- Luckenwalde | Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Germany | Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Great Britain -- Conservation and restorationDDC classification: 720.92 MEN
Contents:
Preface / Mohsen Mostafavi -- Emergent form: the dynamism of Erich Mendelsohn's hat factory / Francesca Rogier -- Critical maintenance and the modern ruin, proposals by the AA's Intermediate Unit 8 / Frank Barkow -- The architecture of damage / Rowan Moore -- The phased adaptation and restoration of the De La Warr pavilion / John McAslan -- Conserving the revolution, the modern movement heritage in Britain / Kenneth Powell.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending 720.92 MEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00113455
Total holds: 0

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The book offers a reassessment of Mendelsohn 's Hat Factory in Luckenwalde, which has long been thought to represent a radical break in Mendelsohn's thinking. Essays and photographs are accompanied by proposals from the AA's Intermediate Unit 8 students.

Preface / Mohsen Mostafavi -- Emergent form: the dynamism of Erich Mendelsohn's hat factory / Francesca Rogier -- Critical maintenance and the modern ruin, proposals by the AA's Intermediate Unit 8 / Frank Barkow -- The architecture of damage / Rowan Moore -- The phased adaptation and restoration of the De La Warr pavilion / John McAslan -- Conserving the revolution, the modern movement heritage in Britain / Kenneth Powell.