Fragments of Metropolis - Rhein & Ruhr

Hardback

Main Details

Title Fragments of Metropolis - Rhein & Ruhr
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Christoph Rauhut
By (author) Niels Lehmann
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 245,Width 155
Category/GenreHistory of architecture
ISBN/Barcode 9783777425672
ClassificationsDewey:720.94355
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Illustrated in colour throughout

Publishing Details

Publisher Hirmer Verlag
Imprint Hirmer Verlag
Publication Date 18 August 2016
Publication Country Germany

Description

The architecture of Expressionism marks the starting point of the discipline into the Golden Twenties - also in the urban cityscape of the metropolises of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This volume documents for the first time in a complete overview all the buildings in the region which still exist and shows a completely new perspective on a familiar region - a fascinating rediscovery in terms of sheer volume. Enthusiasm for the Expressionist metropolis, an architecture by complexity, verticality and a sense of drama, embraced the urban landscape of the Rhine-Ruhr region during the 1920s. The Expressionist fragments which have survived to this day bear witness to a determined love of form and a rich and skilful treatment of colour, material and light. The volume documents in contemporary photographs and plans 155 buildings in Bochum, Bottrop, Dortmund, Duisburg, Dusseldorf, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Hagen, Cologne, Munster, Oberhausen and elsewhere. A detailed index and clearly drawn-up maps complete this reference work.

Author Biography

Christoph Rauhut is bsased in Berlin, where he works for the German Cultural Heritage Committee. Niels Lehmann is a Zurich-based architect and architectural photographer.