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Adolf
Behne
Adolf Behne (1885–1948) was a German art historian, architectural critic, and advocate for modern architecture. A leader of the Avant-Garde during the Weimar Republic, he promoted Expressionism and coined "Expressionist architecture" in 1913. He was active in groups like Deutscher Werkbund and Arbeitsrat für Kunst, supporting a closer relationship between art and architecture. Banned from teaching by the Nazis in 1933, he later taught at the National University for Fine Arts in Berlin. His work included theoretical writings rather than executed projects.
Die Wiederkehr der Kunst, 2020
La Construction fonctionnelle moderne, 2008
Essays zu seiner Kunst- und Architektur-Kritik, 2000
Schriften zur Kunst: Die Wiederkehr der Kunst, Von Kunst zur Gestaltung, Entartete Kunst, 1998
Berlin in Bildern, 1998
The Modern Functional Building, 1996
Das neue Berlin, 1988
Entartete Kunst, 1947
Die Insel der Hundert Schatzkammern. Ein Gang durch Berliner Museen, 1936
Der moderne Zweckbau, 1929
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Neues Wohnen - neues Bauen, 1927
Die Stile Europas, 1920
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