domus 1940s (Bibliotheca Universalis) (Multilingual Edition)

domus 1940s (Bibliotheca Universalis) (Multilingual Edition)
Forms on the front line: Architecture and design in the context of WWII

Founded in 1928 as a â€œliving diaryâ€ by the great Milanese architect and designer Gio Ponti, domus has been hailed as the worldâ€™s most influential architecture and design journal. With style and rigor, it has reported on the major themes and stylistic movements in industrial, interior, product, and structural design.

This fresh reprint of domusâ€™s coverage of the 1940s brings together the most important features from a decade of destruction and reconstruction. Even amid the bombing raids inflicted on Milan, domus continued to publish through much of the war, charting the design zeitgeist, while managing a successive turnover of editors and editors-in-chief during Pontiâ€™s â€œinterregnumâ€ between 1941 and 1948.

The pages from this period record reports and features on modern industrial design and furniture, new prefabricated houses, American academic architecture, the building projects of Carlo Mollino, Gian Luigi Banfi, Franco Albini, and Giuseppe Terragni, as well as the postwar flowering of Organic Design.

domus distilled
- Seven volumes spanning 1928 to 1999
- Over 6,000 pages featuring influential projects by the most important designers and architects
- Original layouts and all covers, with captions providing navigation and context
- New introductory essays by renowned architects and designers
- Each edition comes with an appendix featuring texts translated into English, many of which were previously only available in Italian
- A comprehensive index in each volume listing both designersâ€™ and manufacturersâ€™ names
About the series:
Bibliotheca Universalisâ€” Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price!
Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. Bibliotheca Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia.
Bookwormâ€™s delight â€” never bore, always excite!

Text in English, French, German, and Italian
Country USA
Brand Taschen
Manufacturer TASCHEN
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
Format Download: Adobe Reader
EANs 9783836537544
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Taschen
Manufacturer	TASCHEN
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
Format	Download: Adobe Reader
EANs	9783836537544
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

domus 1940s (Bibliotheca Universalis) (Multilingual Edition)

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