JOVIS Catalog Fall 2021

5
Archaeology of
Modernism
Preservation of the Bauhaus Dessau
Monika Markgraf (ed.) for the Bauhaus
Dessau Foundation
The Bauhaus Building in Dessau, designed by Walter
Gropius in 1926, represents a “built manifesto of
Bauhaus ideas” and is one of modernism’s most
important buildings. Together with the associated
Masters’ Houses (Meisterhäuser), the Houses with
Balcony Access (Laubenganghäuser) in Dessau,
and Bauhaus buildings in Weimar and Bernau, it is
included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The book
focuses on strategies for preserving the Bauhaus
Building. It presents the building—and its eventful
history—from its construction to its destruction,
rebuilding, and restoration. Using texts, photographs,
and numerous blueprints, the book provides a
detailed exploration of specific aspects of the architecture—such
as the building’s outer shell,
materials, construction, color scheme, and
sur faces—and the long-term preservation concept
for the site. In doing so, it proposes structural
measures aimed at adapting the building to today’s
challenges and at conserving the building with its
historic and artistic characteristics.
++ The Bauhaus Building in Dessau as an object
of monument preservation ++ Comprehensive
survey with floor plans, sections, and elevations ++
In-depth analyses of key elements such as materials,
construction, colors, and surfaces ++
Archaeology of Modernism. Preservation Bauhaus
Dessau is the revised and expanded edition of
Archaeology of Modernism. Renovation Bauhaus
Dessau, which was published by jovis as Volume 23
of the EDITION BAUHAUS series in 2006. This new
edition is presented as Volume 58.
Softcover with flaps
200 pages, 230 col. and b/w ill.
20 × 24 cm
Print 978-3-86859-684-7
€ 38.00 (DE) | $ 39.99 (US) | £ 31.00 (GB)
09.2021
English
© Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau / Photo: Thomas Meyer / OSTKREUZ
Also available in German:
Print 978-3-86859-683-0
Related title:
Bauhaus Dessau
Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau (ed.)
Print 978-3-939633-11-2
€ 25.00 (DE) | $ 28.99 (US) | £ 22.50 (UK)
03.2007
© Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau (I 11541 F) / Image by Google