The Advanced School of Collective Feeling
Inhabiting Modern Physical Culture 1926-38
Nile Greenberg
(Author)
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Description
A study of the effect of physical culture on modern domestic architecture.
The Advanced School of Collective Feeling explores the advent of radical new conceptions of the body--a phenomenon known in the 1920s and '30s as "physical culture"--and their impact on the thinking of some of modern architecture's most influential figures. Using archival photographs, diagrams, and plans, the book reconstructs a constellation of provocative domestic projects by Marcel Breuer, Charlotte Perriand, Richard Neutra, and others. This obscure chapter in the modern movement gestures towards a remarkable synthesis of the individual and the collective, a perspective that holds enormous potential for articulating an architecture of today.
Product Details
| Publisher | Park Publishing (WI) |
| Publish Date | September 01, 2023 |
| Pages | 176 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9783038601074 |
| Dimensions | 9.4 X 6.8 X 0.5 inches | 0.8 pounds |
Reviews
One of the "48 books AN editors have loved so far this year"-- "The Architect's Newspaper"
"From the scantily clad figures on its cover to a ribbon bookmark that doubles as an architectural scale, The Advanced School of Collective Feeling is every bit as playful as it is a book about play. This jog through the history of physical culture vis-à-vis modern architecture features a series of drawings (beautifully rendered in metallic ink over black paper) and an impressive assortment of archival imagery. Taking the book over the finish line: a collection of somersaulting, weight-lifting, and jeté-ing silhouettes that are bound to elicit more than a few smiles."-- "Architectural Record, Best Books of 2023"
"From the scantily clad figures on its cover to a ribbon bookmark that doubles as an architectural scale, The Advanced School of Collective Feeling is every bit as playful as it is a book about play. This jog through the history of physical culture vis-à-vis modern architecture features a series of drawings (beautifully rendered in metallic ink over black paper) and an impressive assortment of archival imagery. Taking the book over the finish line: a collection of somersaulting, weight-lifting, and jeté-ing silhouettes that are bound to elicit more than a few smiles."-- "Architectural Record, Best Books of 2023"
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