| An introduction to Mendelsohn |
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| The only born revolutionary of his generation |
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| Expressionist by induction |
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| From image to architectonic reality |
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| From functional expressionism to expressionist functionalism |
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| Critical ostracism |
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| Mendelsohn's legacy |
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| Bibliographical and biographical notes |
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| Mendelsohn's works |
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The early years and training |
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2 | (56) |
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Cemetery chapel at Allenstein (1911) |
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6 | (16) |
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Project for the Becker House (1915) |
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22 | (3) |
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Project for Mendelsohn House (1915) |
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25 | (3) |
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Project for a ``Small Dancing School'' (1917) |
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28 | (6) |
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Project for Mendelsohn House (1917) |
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34 | (18) |
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Garden Pavilion at Luckenwalde (1920) |
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52 | (6) |
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58 | (22) |
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Einstein Institute of Astrophysics at Potsdam (1920-24) |
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60 | (12) |
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Hausleben Insurance Company Building, Berlin (1920) |
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72 | (1) |
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Herrmann & Co. Hat Factory in Luckenwalde (1920) |
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73 | (1) |
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Friedrich Steinberg, Herrmann & Co. Hat Factory in Luckenwalde (1921-23) |
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74 | (4) |
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Skyscraper on the Kemperplatz, Berlin (1922) |
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78 | (2) |
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A language for the Age of Weimar |
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80 | (126) |
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Renewal of the ``Berliner Tageblatt'' Offices in Berlin (1921-23) |
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86 | (4) |
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Double villa on Karolingerplatz in Charlottenburg-Westend, berlin (1922) |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (1) |
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Weichmann Silk House in Gleiwitz, Upper Slesia (1922) |
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93 | (1) |
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Electric power station for the Mayer-Kauffmann textile industries in Wustegiersdorf, Slesia (1922) |
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94 | (2) |
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Garden City on Mt. Carmel, Haifa (1923) |
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96 | (2) |
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Electric Power station for the Rutenberg plan, Haifa (1923) |
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98 | (1) |
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Commercial Center in Haifa (1923) |
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98 | (2) |
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Sternefeld Villa in Charlottenburg-Westend, Berlin (1923-24) |
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100 | (12) |
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C.A. Herpich Fur Store in Berlin (1924) |
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112 | (2) |
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Nursery garden at Dahlem (1924) |
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114 | (1) |
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Kiosk for Mosse publications (1924) |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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Salon for the publisher Rudolf Mosse (1924) |
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114 | (4) |
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Krasnoje Snamja Textile factory in Leningrad (1925) |
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118 | (4) |
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Loggia of the three patriarchs in Tilsit (1925-26) |
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122 | (2) |
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Schocken Department Stores in Nuremberg (1926) |
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124 | (2) |
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The Motor-yacht Club on the Wannsee (1927) |
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126 | (1) |
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Community Centre at Zwickau in Saxony (1927) |
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127 | (1) |
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Jewish cemetery in Konigsberg (1927) |
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128 | (2) |
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Country house for Dr. Bejach (1927) |
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130 | (2) |
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Deukon Haus in Berlin (1927) |
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132 | (4) |
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Cohen-Epstein Stores in Duisburg (1926-27) |
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136 | (4) |
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Rudolf Mosse Publishing Office, Boiler House, Berlin (1927) |
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140 | (1) |
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Shop for C.A. Herpich in Berlin (1927) |
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141 | (1) |
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Schocken Department Store in Stuttgart (1926-28) |
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142 | (10) |
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Exhibition Hall at Berlin Zoo (1928) |
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152 | (1) |
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The Mosse Pavilion at the Press Exhibition in Berlin (1928) |
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152 | (2) |
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Woga complex on the Kurfurstendamm, Berlin (1926-28) |
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154 | (6) |
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Universum Cinema in the Woga Complex, Berlin (1926-28) |
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160 | (4) |
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Wertheim Department Store in Breslau (1927) |
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164 | (1) |
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Rudolf Petersdorff Department Store in Breslau (1927-28) |
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165 | (3) |
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Galeries Lafayette in Berlin (1928) |
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168 | (2) |
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Schocken Department Store in Chemnitz (1928-29) |
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170 | (8) |
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Metal Workers' Union Building, Berlin (1929-30) |
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178 | (6) |
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Offices of the German Chemical Union in Berlin (1929) |
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184 | (1) |
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Palace of the Soviets, Moscow (1929) |
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185 | (3) |
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Mendelsohn House, Am Rupenhorn, Berlin (1929-30) |
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188 | (8) |
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Zinc Factory in Magdeburg (1932) |
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196 | (1) |
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Passenger Transport Building in Berlin (1930-32) |
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197 | (1) |
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Design for the Alexanderplatz, Berlin (1931-32) |
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198 | (1) |
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Bachner Department Store in Moravska-Ostrava (1932-34) |
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198 | (1) |
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Columbus Haus, Berlin (1931-32) |
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199 | (7) |
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The first exile and the Palestine renewal |
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206 | (70) |
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Nimmo House at Chalfont Saint Giles, (1934) |
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211 | (6) |
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ICI Factory in Huddersfield (1934) |
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217 | (1) |
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De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, on the Sussex Coast (1934-35) |
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218 | (8) |
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White City Housing Scheme, London (1935) |
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226 | (1) |
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Chiswick apartments (1935) |
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227 | (1) |
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Cohen House in Church Street, London (1935-36) |
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228 | (3) |
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Southsea Hotel, Isle of Wight (1935-36) |
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231 | (2) |
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Hotel and multistorey garage in Blackpool (1937) |
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233 | (1) |
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Weizmann Residence on the hill at Rehovoth (1936-37) |
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234 | (4) |
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Schocken Residence, Jerusalem (1936-37) |
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238 | (3) |
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Schocken Offices and Library, Jerusalem (1937) |
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241 | (5) |
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Hebrew University on Mount Scopus, Jerusalem (1937) |
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246 | (12) |
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Government Hospital on the coast at Haifa (1937) |
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258 | (8) |
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Anglo-Palestine Bank in Jerusalem (1938-39) |
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266 | (2) |
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Commercial Center in Haifa (1936-39) |
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268 | (2) |
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Crafts School in Jagur (1937-39) |
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270 | (1) |
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Agricultural College in Rehovoth (1939-41) |
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271 | (1) |
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Daniel Wolf Research Laboratories, Weizmann Institute, Rehovoth (1939-41) |
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272 | (4) |
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276 | (149) |
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Rebuilding of the ``Golden Triangle'' in Pittsburgh (1943) |
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282 | (2) |
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Kaplan House on Long Island, New York (1943) |
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284 | (2) |
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Auditorium and Conservatoire of Music, Rehovoth (1944) |
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286 | (1) |
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Winston House, St. Louis, Missouri (1945) |
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287 | (1) |
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Oakland Flats, California (1947) |
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288 | (2) |
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Maimonides Hospital, San Francisco (1946-50) |
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290 | (10) |
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Synagogue in St. Louis, Missouri (1946) |
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300 | (2) |
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B'nai Amoona Community Center in St. Louis, Missouri (1946-50) |
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302 | (8) |
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Community Center, Cleveland, Ohio (1946-52) |
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310 | (8) |
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Community Center in Washington, D.C. (1948) |
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318 | (6) |
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Beth-El Community Center in Baltimore, Maryland (1948) |
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324 | (7) |
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Building complex on Chestnut Street, California (1947) |
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331 | (4) |
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Hass Residence in San Francisco, California (1947) |
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335 | (5) |
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Juliette Store in San Francisco, California (1949) |
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340 | (1) |
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Morse Erskine apartments in San Francisco, California (1949) |
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341 | (1) |
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Emanu-El Community Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan (1948-52) |
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342 | (6) |
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Russell House in Pacific Heights, overlooking San Francisco Bay (1950-51) |
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348 | (16) |
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Mount Zion Community Center in St. Paul, Minnesota (1950-54) |
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364 | (20) |
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Varian Laboratories in Palo Alto (1951-53) |
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384 | (2) |
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Emanu-El Community Center in Dallas, Texas (1951) |
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386 | (6) |
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AEC Research Laboratories in Berkeley, California (1952) |
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392 | (1) |
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Synagogue in Miami, Florida (1952) |
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393 | (1) |
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Memorial to the 6 million Jewish victims of the Nazis, Riverside Park, New York (1951-52) |
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394 | (15) |
| Action-architects. Expressionism today |
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409 | (3) |
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412 | (2) |
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414 | (2) |
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416 | (2) |
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418 | (2) |
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420 | (2) |
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422 | (3) |
| Index of introductory plates showing works by expressionist architects |
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425 | (4) |
| Index of illustrations and catalogue of Mendelsohn's sketches |
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429 | (20) |
| Index of names |
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449 | (6) |
| Index of place names and buildings |
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