The Voice of the Phoenix; Postwar Architecture in Germany

Mass.: M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, [1966]. First Edition. Pictorial jacket with green spine; xii, 179 pages illustrations; index; 23 x 25 cm A near fine copy with only slightest signs of foxing to top edge, binding sturdy and pages clean and bright; dust jacket very good with minimal chipping to spine and small closed tears on front bottom edge and rear top edge. . Hardcover.

A study of (re)construction and city planning after war-time destruction, with parallels drawn between German and American architectural trends, and the values our choices make apparent as one balances old and new, private and public, in the built environment. Striking photography and in-depth explorations of architectural methods, philosophies, and reflections on memory and place. John Burchard "analyzes the German achievement, particularly in the realm of social architecture--housing, theaters, baths, halls, churches--in hope of discovering generalizations that may help us solve our complex urban and architectural problems." --Jacket. // Architecture, city planning, German architecture, reconstruction