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Colonialism and Modern Architecture in Germany (Hardcover)
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Colonialism and Modern Architecture in Germany (Hardcover)
Series: Culture Politics & the Built Environment
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Over the course of the nineteenth century, drastic social and
political changes, technological innovations, and exposure to
non-Western cultures affected Germany's built environment in
profound ways. The economic challenges of Germany's colonial
project forced architects designing for the colonies to abandon a
centuries-long, highly ornamental architectural style in favor of
structural technologies and building materials that catered to the
local contexts of its remote colonies, such as prefabricated
systems. As German architects gathered information about the
regions under their influence in Africa, Asia, and the
Pacific-during expeditions, at international exhibitions, and from
colonial entrepreneurs and officials-they published their findings
in books and articles and organized lectures and exhibits that
stimulated progressive architectural thinking and shaped the
emerging modern language of architecture within Germany itself.
Offering in-depth interpretations across the fields of
architectural history and postcolonial studies, Itohan Osayimwese
considers the effects of colonialism, travel, and globalization on
the development of modern architecture in Germany from the 1850s
until the 1930s. Since architectural developments in
nineteenth-century Germany are typically understood as crucial to
the evolution of architecture worldwide in the twentieth century,
this book globalizes the history of modern architecture at its
founding moment.
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