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German Architects in Great Britain Planning and Building in Exile 1933-1945
German Architects in Great Britain Planning and Building in Exile 1933-1945
- ISBN 13:
9783936681758
- ISBN 10:
3936681759
- Edition: Bilingual
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 04/07/2014
- Publisher: Edition Axel Menges
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Summary
In the years after 1933 several hundred architects were forced to emigrate from Germany by the National Socialist dictatorship. Between seventy and eighty of them went to Great Britain – in part, prominent representatives of Modernism like Walter Gropius, Erich Mendelsohn, Erwin Gutkind, Arthur Korn and Marcel Breuer, but also less well known architects who had adopted very divergent positions. A few emigrants very quickly and successfully managed to gain a foothold in an environment that was for the most part unfamiliar to them, while for others exile meant a serious break in their career. The book offers an overview of the topic and presents select buildings in detail. Moreover, hitherto largely unpublished documents from the estate of Walter Gropius provide a direct insight into his life and work in British exile.
