L'architecture vivante, 1931.

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L'architecture vivante, 1931.

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Maquette of the eventual automne & hiver 1931 issue of Architecture vivante devoted to the work of Walter Gropius, with annotations and manuscripts by Gropius and Jean Badovici, and original photographs by Lucia Moholy, Renger-Patzsch, Consemüller and others. Includes table of contents in ms.; 10 ruled sheets containing Badovici's ms. text for his introductory essay, l'Architecture en Allemagne"; the paginated plan pages with mounted blueprints and plans of Gropius projects, annotated by Badovici and Gropius; 25 plate pages of mounted photographs with annotations by Badovici and a ms. comment and identification by Gropius on all but two plates; and 4 letters from Gropius to Badovici, each signed "Gropius."

ca. 60 leaves : ill., plans ; 30 x 22 cm. or smaller.

Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA

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Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA

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Moholy, Lucia

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Badovici, Jean

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Rumanian-born French architect. From the description of Papers, 1925-1950. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 82456065 From the description of Letters received, 1924-1951. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80461110 ...

Renger-Patzsch, Albert, 1897-1966

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The German photographer Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897-1966) is associated with the art movement Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity). He worked as an independent photographer in Germany both before and after World War II, and produced numerous books on topics ranging from plants, animals and unspoiled nature to industrial landscapes, cities and historical monuments, machinery and industrial products. His book Die Welt ist schön, issued in 1928, set the tone for his later work and influenced many y...

Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969

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Architect, educator. Studied architecture at the Universities of Charlottenburg-Berlin and Munich, Germany from 1903 to 1907. Founded and directed the Staatliches Bauhaus, Weimar in 1919, which Gropius moved to Dessau in 1925 and renamed "Bauhaus Dessau". Professor of Architecture in the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, 1937 and Chairman of the Department of Architecture from 1938 to 1952. Formed the Architects' Collaborative in Cambridge in 1946. For further information see James ...

Consemüller, Erich 1902-1957

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