Ways to Modernism: Josef Hoffmann / Adolf Loos and Their Impact

This book focuses on two fundamental approaches of the Moderne movement in an antithetic comparison: Josef Hoffmann and Adolf Loos represent opposing reactions to the basic problems of modern civilisation. These two traditions are examined through 16 essays by well-known European and American theorists, investigating the highlights and consequences of these two traditions of the Moderne movement, from the 19th century to the present. All works, from both predecessors such as Otto Wagner and successors such as Josef Frank, are richly illustrated.
ISBN 9783035603774. Birkhauser Verlag. hb. 304 pages. 250 colour ills. 27 x 21 cm.
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