100 Jahre Moderne in Hessen

For many, flat roofs, white façades, and large glass surfacesthe so-called Bauhaus styleare hallmarks of modern architecture. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus as an internationally renowned institution, this unique architectural guide aims to correct such one-sided and reductive views. The development of new building typeswhether railway stations or shopping centers, company headquarters or museums, zoos or nuclear power plantsis more important than outward appearance. Focusing on exemplary buildings in Hesse, the guide uncovers backgrounds and makes them tangible. The spectrum ranges from Ernst Mays residential house in Frankfurt to the Biblis nuclear power plant, Metzendorfs buildings for the Odenwald School, the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt barracks in Neustadt, and the Frankfurt Zoological Garden. The book shows that modern surroundings rest upon architects whose different visions of people and societycast in stone, concrete, steel, or glasscontinue to decisively shape our everyday lives to this day. Clearly organized according to building types, with numerous illustrations, maps, and floor plans, the volume makes for stimulating reading.