{"title":"Christoph Rauhut","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristoph Rauhut\u003c\/strong\u003e explores urban landscapes with a keen artistic eye, offering readers a visual and cultural journey through modern cities. His works like \u003cem\u003eFragments of Metropolis - Berlin\u003c\/em\u003e capture the intricate layers of architecture, history, and everyday life, presenting a mosaic of contemporary urban experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e category, Rauhut’s books invite reflection on the intersections between place, memory, and identity. They are ideal for readers interested in the evolving aesthetics of cityscapes and the stories they silently tell.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fragments-of-metropolis-berlin-by-niels-lehmann-9783777426785","title":"Fragments of Metropolis - Berlin","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFresh from their success with \u003cem\u003eModernism London Style\u003c\/em\u003e, hailed by The Financial Times on 29.6.13 as 'this gorgeous photographic survey', photographer Niels Lehmann and editor Christoph Rauhut present their latest exciting project. \u003cem\u003eFragments of Metropolis\u003c\/em\u003e documents all the remaining Expressionist buildings in Berlin, arguably the movement's most important architectural centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe architecture of Expressionism heralded the onset of the roaring twenties. Berlin's remaining Expressionist buildings demonstrate a great creativity of form and a skilful use of light, colour and material. In contrast to the Bauhaus architecture of the same era, they sought complexity, vertical enhancement and drama to create the modern metropolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFragments of Metropolis\u003c\/em\u003e documents 120 buildings in Berlin and its environs with Niels Lehmann's new photographs, drawings, an illustrated index of every building, and maps that divide the locations into areas. In celebrating the birth of the metropolis Berlin, the book is the rediscovery of an important part of the city's heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424174162156,"sku":"9783777426785","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783777426785.jpg?v=1774769020"},{"product_id":"fragments-of-metropolis-east-by-niels-lehmann-9783777430928","title":"Fragments of Metropolis East","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Architecture of Expressionism represents the upheaval of architecture in the roaring twenties, featuring regionally different emphases, schools, and protagonists. The series' third volume documents all surviving buildings in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. This shared heritage of an important European region is presented as a fascinating rediscovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe enthusiasm for the expressionist metropolis—an architecture of complexity, verticality, and theatricality—that emerged in the 1920s also captured East-Central Europe. Despite regional differences, the surviving fragments bear witness to a determined will of form and a rich, skilful handling of colour, material, and light. Together, the buildings narrate the story of the expressionist vision of a new modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn contemporary photographs and plan drawings, \u003cem\u003eFragments of Metropolis East\u003c\/em\u003e documents 170 buildings in cities such as Bratislava, Brno, Gdańsk, Hradec Králové, Katowice, Kraków, Legnica, Prague, Szczecin, Ústí nad Labem, Warsaw, Wrocław, and many other locations. A detailed index and clearly arranged maps complete this reference work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424174457068,"sku":"9783777430928","price":68.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783777430928.jpg?v=1774769020"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/christoph-rauhut.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}