Building a New Europe
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Portraits of Modern Architects, Essays by George Nelson, 1935-1936
George Nelson; Introduction by Kurt W. Forster; Foreword by Robert A. M. Stern
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Architect, designer, and architectural critic, George Nelson (1908–1986) was a young and impressionable architect when he wrote a series of articles in 1935 and 1936 that eloquently introduced astonishing buildings and fascinating personalities from across the Atlantic to wider American audiences. Building a New Europe presents this important collection of writings together for the first time. The subjects of Nelson’s essays include figures both major (Mies van Der Rohe and Le Corbusier) and minor (Helweg-Moeller and Ivar Tengbom). All of these architects would soon be affected by World War II—they would be put out of work or seek new careers abroad. Nelson’s essays spark fascinating questions about the canon of modernism: how would circumstances in the pre-war years cause some architects to rise and others to fall? Accompanied by a comprehensive introduction and a wide selection of archival photographs, many never before published, this unique study is a significant contribution to the history of modern architecture.
Published in association with the Yale University School of Architecture
“Nelson’s articles of 1935 and 1936 provide wonderful insights into key figures of European modernism and how they were perceived in both Europe and America. This book will make a significant contribution to our understanding of architectural history, the relationship between American and European architecture, the under-examined figure of George Nelson, and modernity at large.”—Detlef Mertins, University of Pennsylvania
“Nelson’s reports are masterfully written and offer unique insights into the European situation of the time . . . with fascinating profiles of the twelve architects he interviewed, a group that includes most of the leading architects of the 1930s and the following decades.”—John Morris Dixon
Publication Date: August 28, 2007
Publishing Partner: Published in association with the Yale University School of Architecture
126 b/w illus.
