The Beauty of the Metropolis

Paperback • 2018 • English

The Beauty of the Metropolis

By August Endell

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About the book

Literary Nonfiction. Translated from the German by James J. Conway. Where do we feel at home? What do our cities look like? How do we see? In 1908, architect and theorist August Endell set out to answer these deceptively simple questions. In THE BEAUTY OF THE METROPOLIS he views the oft-maligned urban environment, acknowledging its shortcomings while also finding in it an aesthetic enrichment to rival any romanticised landscape. This forward-thinking essay raises the workaday city to rapturous h...Show more

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ISBN

9783947325061

Publisher

Rixdorf Editions

Published year

2018

Language

English

Original title

The Beauty of the Metropolis

Format

Paperback

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