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Iakov Chernikhov’s The Construction of Architectural and Machine Forms (1932)

• November 17, 2010 • 3 Comments

Posted in architecture, functionalism, International Constructivism, modernism, Russian avant-garde
Tags: aesthetics, architectural criticism, architectural theory, architecture, avant-garde, construction, Constructivism, functionalism, Iakov Chernikhov, Leningrad avant-garde, modernism, OSA, Russian avant-garde, socialism, Soviet Union, The Construction of Architectural and Machine Forms, theory of art, translation

Arthur Korn’s “Analytical and Utopian Architecture” (1923)

• October 31, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in architecture, Bauhaus, De Stijl, modernism
Tags: analytical architecture, architectural theory, Arthur Korn, Expressionism, translation, utopian architecture

Николай Ладовский, «Психотехническая лаборатория архитектуры (в порядке постановки вопроса)» (1926 г.)

• October 24, 2010 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: architectural theory, ASNOVA, «Психотехническая лаборатория архитектуры (в порядке постановки вопроса)», Николай Ладовский, modernism, Munsterberg, Nikolai Ladovskii, Nikolai Ladovsky, psychotechnical laboratory, psychotechnics, rationalism

Farkas Molnár’s “Life at the Bauhaus” (1925)

• October 23, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in architecture, art, Bauhaus, modernism
Tags: architectural education, architectural theory, architecture, Bauhaus, dancing, El Lissitzky, Farkas Molnár, Le Corbusier, Moholy-Nagy, Paul Klee, translation, Walter Gropius

Mart Stam’s “Space” (1925)

• October 23, 2010 • 4 Comments

Posted in architecture, De Stijl, functionalism, modernism
Tags: architectural theory, architecture, El Lissitzky, Mart Stam, modernism, space, translation

Lajos Kassák’s “Picture-Architecture” (1922)

• October 22, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in architecture, art, modernism
Tags: architectural theory, architecture and revolution, global architecture, humanity, Hungarian avant-garde, Lajos Kassak, the bourgeoisie, the proletariat, translation

Ernő Kállai’s “The Twilight of Ideologies” (1925)

• October 21, 2010 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: architectural theory, architecture, art and ideology, art theory, Erno Kallai, Ernst Kallai, Hungarian modernism, isms, modernism, translation

Ernő Kállai’s “Architecture” (1924)

• October 21, 2010 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: architectural criticism, architectural modernism, architectural theory, architecture, Erno Kallai, Ernst Kallai, functionalism, Hungarian modernism, translation

Lajos Kassák’s “Back to the Workbench” (1923)

• October 21, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in architecture, art, modernism, Russian avant-garde
Tags: architectural theory, architecture, art, art into life, Constructivism, Lajos Kassak, revolution, Soviets, the new man, translation

Excerpts from Karel Teige’s “Poetism Manifesto” (1928)

• October 21, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in architecture, art, modernism
Tags: aesthetics, architectural theory, art theory, avant-garde, Constructivism, Czech modernism, Karel Teige, manifesto, poetism, translation

Ludwig Hilberseimer’s “Construction and Form” (1924)

• October 20, 2010 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: architectural theory, Architecture and Form, Bauhaus, building, concrete, construction, ferroconcrete, G, Ludwig Hilberseimer, translation

Karel Teige’s “Constructivism and the Liquidation of ‘Art’” (1925)

• October 20, 2010 • 3 Comments

Posted in architecture, art, functionalism, modernism, Russian avant-garde
Tags: anti-art, architectural theory, art theory, Constructivism, Czech modernism, functionality, internationalism, Karel Teige, translation, utility

Hannes Meyer’s “bauhaus and society” (1929)

• October 20, 2010 • 4 Comments

Posted in architecture, Bauhaus, modernism
Tags: architectural theory, architecture and society, art and life, Bauhaus, building, Hannes Meyer, translation

Hannes Meyer’s “building” (1928)

• October 20, 2010 • 4 Comments

Posted in architecture, Bauhaus, functionalism, modernism
Tags: architectural theory, architecture, art and life, Bauhaus, building, construction, functionalism, Hannes Meyer, modernism, translation

Bruno Taut’s “Five Points” (1929)

• October 20, 2010 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: architectural theory, architecture, avant-garde, Bruno Taut, efficiency, functionalism, new architecture, translation, utilitarianism

Walter Riezler’s “The Purpose and Concept of Technical Beauty” (1928)

• October 20, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in architecture, art, functionalism, modernism
Tags: aesthetics, architectural theory, architecture, art criticism, design, functionalism, technical beauty, translation, Walter Riezler

Werner Gräff’s “‘The Dwelling,’ Weissenhof Exhibition” (1927)

• October 20, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in architecture, functionalism, modernism
Tags: architectural theory, architecture, exhibition, functionalism, housing, Le Corbusier, Mart Stam, Mies van Der Rohe, the dwelling, translation, Weissenhof, Werner Graff

Le Corbusier’s “A Single Trade” (1925)

• October 20, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in architecture, functionalism, modernism
Tags: architectural criticism, architectural theory, architecture, construction, functionalism, Le Corbusier, standardization, translation

Le Corbusier’s “Mass-Produced Buildings” (1924)

• October 20, 2010 • 5 Comments

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Tags: architectural theory, architecture, avant-garde, buildings, Le Corbusier, mass production, modernism, standardization, translation

Le Corbusier’s “The New Spirit in Architecture” (1924)

• October 20, 2010 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: architectural theory, architecture, geometry, Le Corbusier, modernism, New Spirit in Architecture, translation

J.J.P. Oud’s “Architecture and Standardization in Mass Construction” (1918)

• October 20, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in architecture, De Stijl, modernism
Tags: architectural theory, architecture, De Stijl, industrialization, J.J.P. Oud, mass construction, standardization, translation

Theo van Doesburg, “The Capital vs. the Countryside: OSA’s Propaganda for a Modern Community Architecture” (1929)

• October 19, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in architecture, De Stijl, modernism, Russian avant-garde
Tags: architectural criticism, architectural theory, modern architecture, Moisei Ginzburg, OSA, Russian avant-garde, Theo van Doesburg, translation, Vesnin

Theo van Doesburg’s “elementarism” (1930)

• October 19, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in architecture, art, De Stijl, modernism
Tags: architectural theory, art theory, De Stijl, Dutch modernism, Elementarism, Theo van Doesburg, translation

Theo van Doesburg’s “Notes on L’Aubette at Strasbourg” (1928)

• October 19, 2010 • 1 Comment

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Tags: architectural theory, architecture, De Stijl, Francois Blondel, history, notes, Theo van Doesburg, translation

Modernist Architecture

Iakov Chernikhov’s The Construction of Architectural and Machine Forms (1932)

Arthur Korn’s “Analytical and Utopian Architecture” (1923)

Николай Ладовский, «Психотехническая лаборатория архитектуры (в порядке постановки вопроса)» (1926 г.)

Farkas Molnár’s “Life at the Bauhaus” (1925)

Mart Stam’s “Space” (1925)

Lajos Kassák’s “Picture-Architecture” (1922)

Ernő Kállai’s “The Twilight of Ideologies” (1925)

Ernő Kállai’s “Architecture” (1924)

Lajos Kassák’s “Back to the Workbench” (1923)

Excerpts from Karel Teige’s “Poetism Manifesto” (1928)

Ludwig Hilberseimer’s “Construction and Form” (1924)

Karel Teige’s “Constructivism and the Liquidation of ‘Art’” (1925)

Hannes Meyer’s “bauhaus and society” (1929)

Hannes Meyer’s “building” (1928)

Bruno Taut’s “Five Points” (1929)

Walter Riezler’s “The Purpose and Concept of Technical Beauty” (1928)

Werner Gräff’s “‘The Dwelling,’ Weissenhof Exhibition” (1927)

Le Corbusier’s “A Single Trade” (1925)

Le Corbusier’s “Mass-Produced Buildings” (1924)

Le Corbusier’s “The New Spirit in Architecture” (1924)

J.J.P. Oud’s “Architecture and Standardization in Mass Construction” (1918)

Theo van Doesburg, “The Capital vs. the Countryside: OSA’s Propaganda for a Modern Community Architecture” (1929)

Theo van Doesburg’s “elementarism” (1930)

Theo van Doesburg’s “Notes on L’Aubette at Strasbourg” (1928)

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