From Bauhaus to Our House
Author: Wolfe, TomBrand: PicadorEdition: First EditionBinding: PaperbackFormat: IllustratedNumber Of Pages: 128Release Date: 24-11-2009Part Number: 9780312429140Details: After critiquing―and infuriating―the art world with The Painted Word, award-winning author Tom Wolfe shared his less than favorable thoughts about modern architecture in From Bauhaus to Our Haus. In this examination of the strange saga of twentieth century architecture, Wolfe takes such European architects as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, and Bauhaus art school founder Walter Gropius to task for their glass and steel box designed buildings that have influenced―and infected―America’s cities.EAN: 9780312429140Package Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.5 inchesLanguages: English