Architecture and Truth in Fin-de-Si Cle Vienna (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521822756)

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
ISBN-10: 0521822750
ISBN-13: 9780521822756
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/21/2004
Pages: 250
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.10w x 0.80d