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Description of  Margarete Sch tte-Lihotzky. Architecture. Politics. Gender.: New Perspectives on Her Life and Work (Edition Angewandte)

A pioneer of architectural history Margarete Schtte-Lihotzky (18972000) entered the modernist canon with her Frankfurt Kitchen. She is also considered a pioneer of social architecture, a womens rights activist, and, last but not least, a heroine of the resistance to the Nazi dictatorship. In this book, available in English for the first time, recent research in the fields of art history, contemporary history, pedagogy, and gender studies provides a nuanced picture of Schtte-Lihotzky, whose estate is archived at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. The volume explores her rich architectural oeuvre, her transnational experiences and professional networks, her political development as a Communist, and her current reception. It breaks through the mythology to present a rounded picture of Schtte-Lihotzky, an icon of architectural history. Read more