Growing Up Modern: Childhoods in Iconic Homes Format: Hardcover

Jamrozik, Julia ; Kempster, Coryn

ISBN 10: 3035619050 / ISBN 13: 9783035619058

Published by Birkhäuser, 2021

Unread copy in mint condition. Seller Inventory # PG9783035619058

Synopsis:

What was it like to grow up in a Modernist residence? Did these radical environments shape the way that children looked at architecture later in life? The oral history in this book paint a uniquely intimate portrait of Modernism.
The authors conducted interviews with people, who spent their childhood in radical Modernist domestic spaces, uncovering both serene and poignant memories. The recollections range from the ambivalence of philosopher Ernst Tugendhat, now 90 years old, who lived in the famous Mies van der Rohe house in Brno (1930) to the fond reminiscing of the youngest daughter of the Schminke family, who still dreams of her Scharoun-designed ship-like villa in Löbau (1933). The book offers a unique, private and often refreshing perspective on these icons of the avant-garde.

About the Authors:

Julia Jamrozik, Coryn Kempster,

University at Buffalo, the State University of New York

Julia Jamrozik, Coryn Kempster,

University at Buffalo, the State University of New York

Bibliographic Details

Title: Growing Up Modern: Childhoods in Iconic ...
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Publication Date: 2021
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New