{"product_id":"2026200013804-secondhand-functional-architecture-the-international-style-1925-1940","title":"Functional Architecture: The International Style 1925-1940","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of art, ideology, and engineering, Functional Architecture: The International Style 1925–1940 presents one of the most transformative movements in modern architectural history — a period when clean lines, rational design, and the rejection of ornament reshaped the built environment across continents. The volume chronicles the rise of the International Style, documenting the radical architectural vision that emerged from the Bauhaus and spread through Europe and America, illustrating how architects such as Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and Walter Gropius redefined what a building could be — and what it could mean.\n\nPublished in three languages (English, German, and French), this authoritative survey argues that the International Style was not merely an aesthetic trend but a social and philosophical programme, one that sought to democratise space and align architecture with the modern machine age. Rich with archival photography and detailed case studies, it illuminates the tensions between utopian ambition and material constraint that defined the era. For students, architects, and design historians alike, this remains an indispensable record of a movement that continues to cast a long shadow over contemporary urban landscapes — leaving the reader to wonder whether modernism's promises were ever truly fulfilled.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49210252787931,"sku":"2026200013804-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0cdf1348-191c-40e6-bdbd-7bc895fb1c07.png?v=1788268074","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013804-secondhand-functional-architecture-the-international-style-1925-1940","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}