Stuttgart 1929/ Hoffmannsche Buchdruckerei/ publisher's binding, green linen, gilt titling on face and spine/24x30cm/s.226/ 303 black and white photos, 80 plans/ text in German/ good condition, rubbing of binding edges, minor wrinkling of linen (photo), few minor dings in text. Infrequent.
Die Neue Baukunst in Europa und Amerika is a book presenting the development of architecture in the 20th century in Europe and America. The author discusses new approaches to building design and highlights the impact of technological advances on architecture.
Thebook contains rich illustrative material, showing many famous buildings and projects that influenced the development of architecture. The reader can see many examples of modernist architecture, functionalism and expressionism.
The author also covers topics related to urban planning, such as the design of cities and public spaces. The book contains a lot of valuable historical information to understand how architecture developed in the 20th century.