Kommende Baukunst (The Forthcoming Architecture)

Berlin and Leipzig: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt Stuttgart, 1926. First German edition of the Second French edition. Hardcover. vg. Octavo. xv, 253 [3],pp. Original orange cloth with yellow lettering and modern design on cover, yellow lettering on spine, in original dust jacket with red design and lettering as cover. Corbusier shares his views with many of the leading modern architects in Germany, the Netherlands, etc. Corbusier is, however, the first to conceive his ideas in book form, sharing his ardent views systematically. Profusely illustrated with 230 reproductions (truncated) of photographs in b/w, drawings and plans. Translated from the French and edited by Hans Hildebrandt. Text in German. Dustjacket with light wear along top and bottom edge and lightly rubbed. Initials of previous owner on front free endpaper in felt pen. Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris (1887-1965) used the pseudonym Le Corbusier. He was a Swiss-born architect, writer, sculptor, painter and modern furniture designer who is famous for his contributions to 'Modern Architecture'. In 1930 he became a French citizen. (Inventory #: 54892)