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Avant-garde and Architecture
Architecture
Czechoslovakia
1909-1938
Czechoslovakia 1909-1938
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11 titles on
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material for
for the
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the study
study ofofthe
theCzechoslovak
Czechoslovak avantavantgarde
and architecture
architecture in the period before
World
garde and
before the
the Second
Second World
War
is very
very difficult
War is
difficult totofind.
find.AsAsis isthe
thecase
casefor
forcomparable
comparable
material in
in the
the West,
West, this difficulty
difficultyisisdue
due on
on the
the one
one hand
hand to
to
the small
and on
on the
the other
other to
to the
the
small editions
editions and
the political
political and
and
cultural situation
the political divisituation after
after 1945.
1945. ItItisisas
as though
though the
division of
of Europe
Europe not
not only
only disrupted
disrupted the
the cultural
cultural continuity
continuity but
sion
but
also obliterated
obliterated the
the cultural
cultural memory
also
memory of
ofWestern
Western Europe.
Europe. This
This
is the
more remarkable
remarkable because
because thinking
international
the more
thinking in international
terms was one
one of the
terms
the characteristics
characteristics of
of the
the avant-garde
avant-garde movement.
Early in the
Early
the twentieth
twentiethcentury
centurythe
theinfluence
influence ofofthe
theWagner
Wagner
school on architecture
school
architecture was
was very
verystrong.
strong.The
TheCzechoslovak
Czechoslovak
adherentsofof this
this school
undertook the
the battle
battle for aa new
adherents
school undertook
new
architecture in
in their
their country.
architecture
country. AA number
number of
of architects
architects who
who
had
aware of
of French
had become
become aware
French Cubism very early,
early, arrived
arrived at a
new form of architecture
to that of
new
architecture comparable
comparable to
of German
German expressionism after
after the
the First World
pressionism
World War. Starting in 1918,
1918, there
there
was
was aa rapid growth of
ofinternational
internationalcontacts
contactsand
andexchanges.
exchanges.
Contacts
Contacts with
with The
TheNetherlands
Netherlands(van
(vanDoesburg),
Doesburg), Germany
Germany
(Bauhaus), Russia (Constructivism), and France (Le
made Czechoslovakia
Corbusier) made
Czechoslovakia an equal within the
European
movement for
for aa new
European movement
new architecture.
architecture. AAcomparable
comparable
development
can be
be seen
in the
development can
seen in
the arts
arts and
and literature.
literature. The
The
influence
influence of modern
modern French
French poetry
poetry and
and later
later that
that ofofSurreSurrealism
was of
of great
great importance
importance in this respect.
alism was
respect.
IDC succeeded
IDC
succeeded inin filming aa number
number ofofleading
leadingperiodicals
periodicals
and
with special
importancefor
for the
the study
and monographs
monographs with
special importance
study of
the Czechoslovak
avant-gardeand
andarchitecture
architecture in
in the
the period
Czechoslovak avant-garde
before
before the
the Second
Second World
World War.
War. This
This interesting
interesting collection
collection
gives an
an excellent
excellent picture
picture of developments
during this period.
gives
developments during
Otakar Macel
Mâcel
Technical
University Delft
Technical University
Illustration from:
from:
Teige, K.
K. Price
Teige,
Prâce Jaromira
Jaromi'ra Krejcara.
Krejcara.Prague,
Prague, 1933.
1933.
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Avant-garde
Avant-garde and Architecture
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia 1909-1938
Horizont.
Horizont. Revue soucasne
soucasné kultury
kultury vv CeskosloKroha and J.B. Svrcek, Eds.).
Eds.). Brno:
vensku. (J. Kroha
Brno:
V. Rostlapil,
Rostlapil, 1927-1931. V.1-5.
V. 1-5.
Stavitel. Mesfcnfk
Mesicnik pro architekturu. (e.g.
(e.g. A. Bens
Bens
B. Fuchs,
Fuchs, J.
J. Gillar, Eds.). Prague,
Prague, 1919-1938.
B.
V.1-16.
V.l-16.
Review of
of contemporary culture
Review
culture in
in Czechoslovakia.
Czechoslovakia.
and impartial
impartial journal
journal devoted
An independent
independent and
devoted to
urbanism, construction, and architecture.
architecture.
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17 microfiche
OA-225/1
Like Stavba
Styl, aa pace-setting
Stavba and Styl,
pace-setting journal
of modern
modern architecture
architecture ininCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia before the
the
Second
WorldWar.
War.Internationally
Internationally orientated
orientated and
Second World
and from
from
1930 on, the voice of the
the Czechoslovak
Czechoslovak CIAM group.
group.
Articles by e.g.:
e.g.: A. Behne, A. Boeken, J. Fragnev,
Gillar, B.
J. Gillar,
B. Fuchs,
Fuchs, Le
Le Corbusier, J. Krejcar, El Lissitzky,
H.
A.G. Perrett.
H. Meyer,
Meyer, A.C.
KREJCAR,
KREJCAR, J. (Ed.).
(Ed.). 2ivot.
Zivot. (La
(La vie).
vie). Nove
Nové
Umeni-Konstrukce
Umè'ni'-Konstrukce Soudoba
Soudobâ Intelektuelnf
Intelektuelm'
Prague: Umelecka
beseda, 1922.
Aktivita. Prague:
Uméleckâ beseda,
The 1922
carries the
the subtitle: Anthology
1922 volume carries
Anthology of the
the
new beauty; new art-construction-current intellectual
activity.
Articles by e.g. E. Faure, Le
Le Corbusier,
Corbusier,and
and K.
K. Teige.
Teige.
4 microfiche
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Red. (Revue Devëtsil).
Devetsil). Mesicnik pro modernf
Red.
moderm'
kulturu. (K. Teige,
Teige, Ed.). Prague:
Prague: Odeon,
Odeon,
1927-1931.
1927-1931. V.1-3.
V.l-3.
One
One of the
the leading
leading avant-garde
avant-garde journals. Covers
Covers several
several
genres(literature,
(literature, poetry, photography,
photography, art,
art, film,
genres
the manifest
manifest of
of
architecture, typography).
typography). Published
Published e.g.
e.g. the
Poetism
(1928) and
Poetism (1928)
andaaseparate
separate issue
issue on modern archiarchitecture (1928).
(1928).
Lacking: V.2.
OA-238/1
9 microfiche
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Sovremennaja
Architektura. (A.
Sovremennaja Architektura.
(A.Wesnin
Wesnin and
and
Moscow,
1926-1930.
M. Ginsburg, Eds.).
Eds.). Moscow, 1926-1930.
The most
most important architectural
The
architecturaljournal
journalofofthe
theRussian
Russian
to be
be found
found in
names are
are to
avant-garde. All the important names
it.
it. Very
Very rare.
rare.
Lacking: 1926-1927.
Lacking:
OA-242/1
OA-242/1
15 microfiche
pro stavebni umenf.
Stavba. Mesicnik
Me'sfcni'k pro
umè'ni.
(J. Mark, K. Teige,
Teige, O. Stars',
Stary, Eds.). Prague:
Prague:
Klubu Architektù,
Architektu, 1922-1937/38.
Klubu
1922-1937/38. V.1-14.
V.l-14.
The most important
important journal
journal for
for avant-garde
avant-garde architecture
architecture
in Czechoslovakia, with an international
international orientation.
orientation.
Articles by
by e.g. Behne,
Articles
Behne,Le
Le Corbusier,
Corbusier,van
van Doesburg,
Doesburg,
van Eesteren,
Eesteren, Krejcar, Kroha, Mies
van der
der Rohe, Neutra,
Neutra,
van
Mies van
Oud, Ozenfant, Stam,
Stam, Teige.
Teige.
Many illustrations
illustrations of
of Czechoslovak
Czechoslovak and
and other
other modern
Many
architecture.
OA-226/1
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microfiche
54 microfiche
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Sty]. (e.g.
Ik, P. Janâk,
Janak, Eds.).
Styl.
(e.g. Z. Wirth, V. Dvoi
Dvorak,
Eds.).
Prague,
V.1-5, N.S.
N.S. 1920/21-38.
Prague, 1909-1913. V.l-5,
V.6-21.
V.6-2
1.
One of
of the three most important
One
important pre-war
pre-warCzechoslovak
Czechoslovak
architectural journals. Representative
Representative of
of e.g.
e.g. the group
group
of architects who
who adhered
adhered to
to the
theso-called
so-called cubist
cubist school
school
before the First
before
First World
World War.
War.
Articles by
by e.g.:
e.g.: Janâk,
Janak, Wright, May, Behne,
Behne, Le
Le Corbusier,
Articles
Lurcat, Oud.
Lurçat,
Many illustrations
illustrations of Czechoslovak
Czechoslovak and
and other
other archiMany
archigivesaapicture
picture of
of the
the end
end of the
tecture. The first series
series gives
Jugendstil period in
in Bohemia.
Bohemia.
OA-228/1
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TEIGE, K. Moderm'
Modern architektura
architektura vvCeskoslovensku.
Ceskoslovensku.
Prague: Odeon,
Odeon, 1930.
Prague:
1930.
Monograph on modern Czechoslovak
Czechoslovak architecture
Monograph
written from
from the
the avant-gardist
avant-gardist point of
of view
view and in an
international context.
international
OA-231/1
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TEIGE, K. Nejmensf
byt. Prague:
Prague: V. Petr, 1932.
Nejmensï byt.
1932.
A monograph
monograph on the housing problem, the sociology
of
sociology of
architecture and
architecture
and city planning,
planning, collective housing
housing forms
forms
etc. The author collected
collected the material during his period
as secretary
secretary of the committee
as
committee for
for the
theplanning
planningofofCIAM
CIAM
congresses (CIRPAC).
OA-233/1
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Jaromfra Krejcara. Prague:
TEIGE, K. Prace
Prâce Jaromira
Prague:
V. Petr, 1933.
1933.
A monograph on
on aa prominent Czechoslovak
Czechoslovak avant-garde
avant-garde
architect who
whowas
wasaa member
member of
of the
the Czechoslovak
Czechoslovak
resume of
of the preceding
years of
of the
group. Includes
Includes a resumé
preceding years
avant-garde movement.
movement.
avant-garde
OA-234/1
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zftra.
Stavba a baseh.
baseri. Umeni dues
dnes a zi'tra.
K. Stavba
TEIGE, K.
1919-1927. Prague: Vanek
Vanëk & Votava, 1927.
1927.
Collection of
of essays
essays on
K. Teige.
Teige.
Collection
on art
art and
and architecture
architecture by K.
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