Architecture in Uniform
Jean-Louis Cohen
This fascinating book offers a new perspective on the architectural history of the Second World War, which in previous accounts has most often been viewed as a hiatus between peaceful periods of production. Jean-Louis Cohen contends instead that during the years between the bombings of Guernica in 1937 and of Hiroshima in 1945, specific advances were fundamental to the process of modernization and led to the definitive supremacy of modernism in architecture.
Centering the discussion on ten main themes, the author investigates various aspects of architecture's mobilization in the war years, as well as the trajectories of individual architects. He ... Read more
Distributed for Editions Hazan, Paris
Exhibition Schedule:
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal
(04/12/11-09/05/11)
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About Jean-Louis Cohen
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Winner, 2012 Art Book Prize, as given by the Authors' Club.
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Winner, 2013 Alice Davis Hitchcock Award presented ... Read more