Neue Sachlichkeit
Neue Sachlichkeit. Term coined in 1923 to describe the ‘so-called ‘New Objectivity’’ in art and architecture, especially in the Weimar Republic in Germany. A reaction to Expressionism, it was associated with the development of Rationalism and the International Modernist style.
Bibliography
Chilvers Osborne & Farr (eds.) (1988);
Lampugnani (ed.) (1988);
Jane Turner (1988);
More From encyclopedia.com
University of Regina , Gardella, Ignazio (1909–99). Italian architect. His work was steeped in Rationalism, and he made his name with the Anti-Tuberculosis Dispensary, Ales… Delmenhorst , Höger, Johann Friedrich, called Fritz (1877–1949). German architect and protagonist of Expressionism, he was a student of the Backstein (brick) archi… International Style , Skip to main content
International style
International style (in architecture)
International style, in architecture, the phase of the modern movement… Rudolf Wittkower , Wittkower, Rudolf
Wittkower, Rudolf (1901–71). German-born architectural historian. Educated in Berlin and Munich, he spent from 1923 to 1933 at the… Henry-russell Hitchcock , Hitchcock, Henry-Russell (1903–87). American architectural critic and historian. In 1929 he published Modern Architecture, the first English-language… Church (architecture) , church [Gr. kuriakon=belonging to the Lord], in architecture, a building for Christian worship. The earliest churches date from the late 3d cent.; be…
About this article
Neue Sachlichkeit
All Sources -
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Neue Sachlichkeit