This article reviews "Vienna and the New Wohnkultur, 1918–1938" by Michelle Jackson-Beckett, published in 2024 by Oxford University Press. Vienna and the New Wohnkultur, 1918–1938 presents an insightful exploration of the city’s interwar domestic culture, known as Wohnkultur. This culture shaped a distinctive design identity that navigated international modernist concepts while remaining closely connected to local social, political, and aesthetic traditions. Utilizing a rich collection of archival materials, exhibition catalogues, trade magazines, and popular critiques, the book reconstructs a narrative in which housing issues intertwine with discussions on affordability, comfort, style, and ideology.
Vienna and the New Wohnkultur, 1918-1938 / Shiasi, Nasim. - In: JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS. - ISSN 0037-9808. - 84:4(2025), pp. 587-588. [10.1525/jsah.2025.84.4.587]
Vienna and the New Wohnkultur, 1918-1938
Shiasi Nasim
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This article reviews "Vienna and the New Wohnkultur, 1918–1938" by Michelle Jackson-Beckett, published in 2024 by Oxford University Press. Vienna and the New Wohnkultur, 1918–1938 presents an insightful exploration of the city’s interwar domestic culture, known as Wohnkultur. This culture shaped a distinctive design identity that navigated international modernist concepts while remaining closely connected to local social, political, and aesthetic traditions. Utilizing a rich collection of archival materials, exhibition catalogues, trade magazines, and popular critiques, the book reconstructs a narrative in which housing issues intertwine with discussions on affordability, comfort, style, and ideology.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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