Title
Mutual Influence Between the United States of America and Europe in the Field of Modern Housing
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M. ARCH II
Date
5-1990
Keywords
Neue Sachlichkeit, Germany, modern housing, scientific management, standardization, building types, construction methods, mechanical equipment, building materials, autonomous
Language
English
Disciplines
Architecture
Description/Abstract
This study represents a partial summary of the research that was conducted since 1985, beginning with a Fulbright Scholarship originally intended to investigate the American “roots” of modern housing and the work of architects of lesser prominence than the acknowledged “masters” such as Ferdinand Kramer, who had been a housing specialist of the “New Frankfurt” and who later came to the United States as a refugee. In the course of gathering material and discussing the findings, the field of investigation has widened, now addressing the development of modern housing in Europe, particularly in Germany, and in the United States of America as a result of mutual influence and exchange of knowledge. This study will demonstrate that in contrast to the common notion of an autonomous invention the development of modern architecture after WWI took place as a synthesizing process involving experiences and principles already known in Europe and abroad prior to the war.
Recommended Citation
Schütz, Erhard, "Mutual Influence Between the United States of America and Europe in the Field of Modern Housing" (1990). Architecture Master Theses. 11.
https://surface.syr.edu/architecture_mtheses/11
Source
Syracuse School of Architecture 1990
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