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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticDiefendorf, Jeffry M.
Title, AnalyticFrom Germany to America: Walter Gropius and Martin Wagner on Skyscrapers and the Planning of Healthy Cities
Journal TitleBulletin of the German Historical Institute, Supplement
Date of Publication2005
Issue ID2
Location in Work29-50, ill.
ISSN1048-9134
AbstractIn order to explore the complex conjuncture of the themes of transatlantic exchanges between Germany and America, urban planning, and the design of skyscrapers, I have chosen to look at two emigre architects and planners, Walter Gropius and Martin Wagner, both part of the generation that created the modernist movement.
NotesPapers originally presented at the 2003 conference: "From Manhattan to Mainhattan: Architecture and Style as Transatlantic Dialogue, 1920-1970"; includes bibliographical references
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsArchitecture/ Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969/ Wagner, Martin, 1885-1957/ 20th century/ German Americans