From Bauhaus to Our House

Wolfe, Tom

| 1991

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After critiquing--and infuriating--the art world with The Painted Word, award-winning author Tom Wolfe shared his less than favorable thoughts about modern architecture in From Bauhaus to Our House. In this examination of the strange saga of twentieth century architecture, Wolfe takes such European architects as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, and Bauhaus art school founder Walter Gropius to task for their glass and steel box designed buildings that have influenced--and infected--America's cities.

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Per Ahlin

2011-07-10

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Tom Wolfe kritiserar den europeiska arkitekturens modernister, som kom till USA före WW2. Han har en hel del roliga poänger, även om jag inte håller med jonom i allt