Architecture and Truth in Fin-De-Siècle Vienna

Leslie Topp investigates how truth in Viennese architecture at the turn of the twentieth century could be interpreted in a variety of ways, including truth to purpose, symbolist or ideal truth, and ethical notions of authenticity. Drawing on newly uncovered archival materials, Topp offers a new interpretation of familiar buildings, demonstrating how they encompass utopianism, hyper-rationality, and subjectivism. She also explores the relationship between Viennese modern architecture and contemporary painting, psychiatry, fashion, labor issues, and anti-Semitic politics.

Author: Leslie Topp
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06/01/2004
Pages: 250
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780521822756

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