Romanian modernism : the architecture of Bucharest, 1920-1940 / Luminita Machedon and Ernie Scoffham.

Main entry:

Machedon, Luminita.

Title & Author:

Romanian modernism : the architecture of Bucharest, 1920-1940 / Luminita Machedon and Ernie Scoffham.

Publication:

Description:

xix, 407 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-360) and index.
Foreword: On Being Romanian / Serban Cantacuzino -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Independence and Unification. Historical Context. Urban and Architectural Context -- 3. Pioneers of Modernism. Marcel Janco and the Avant-Garde. Horia Creanga and the Modern Age -- 4. Manifestations of Modernism. Theories and Publications. Aesthetic Expression -- 5. City in a Garden. Theory. Legislation. Practice -- 6. Democratic Housing. Low-Cost Housing -- 7. The Villa -- 8. The Apartment Building. Tache Ionescu-Ion C. Bratianu Boulevard. Apartment Buildings Elsewhere -- 9. Public Programs. Culture and Welfare. Economic Investment. Public Administration -- 10. Munca si Voe Buna (Work and Joy). Industrial Buildings. National and International Exhibitions -- 11. Liberation.

Summary:

This is the first book in English to reveal the extent to which modern architecture flourished in Romania - and is still visible as a neglected and almost forgotten past amid the contradictions of present-day Bucharest.
Luminita Machedon and Ernie Scoffham focus on Bucharest between the two world wars. They show how the Dadaist Marcel Janco and others influenced the adoption of progressive policies, including the city's Master Plan of 1934, which became one of the most forward-looking plans in Europe and served the city's administration until well after the Second World War.

ISBN:

0262133482 (hc ; alk. paper)
9780262133487 (hc ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Architecture Romania History 20th century.
Architecture Roumanie.
Architecture Roumanie 20e siècle.
Architecture Roumanie Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture.
Bouwkunst.
Architecture Romania 20th century.
Architecture, Modern 20th century Romania.
Architecture Romania Bucharest. 20th century.
Romania.

Form/genre:

Writings.
History.

Added entries:

Scoffham, E. R. (Ernest Rowland), 1939-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 202140
Call No.: NA44.M1495.A35 1999
Status: Available

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