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1887-1953
Grandfather of modernist
architecture
a man of genius must constantly
renew himself otherwise
he is ossified
Biography
1887
Born in Allenstein, East Prussia
1908 1912 Studies architecture in Berlin and
Munich
1917
Works for red cross in Russian front
1918
Opens his own architectural office in Berlin
1933
Emigrates to England
1935
Founds architectural office in Jerusalem
1941 Emigrates to the United States
1953 Dies in San Francisco
Expressionistic ideas
*Mendelsohn used no historical precedents in
formulating his designs. As a result, his early
buildings avoid the eclectic borrowing that mark
so many of his contemporaries.
*His architectural ideas were derived from
expressionistic sketches and romantic symbolism
which recognized that the qualities of modern
building materials should dictate a new
architecture.
* In later designs, Mendehlson moved away from his
earlier expressionist architecture, designing a
series of buildings in a more linear fashion.
1.Einstein tower
Einstein tower
Location: near Potsdam, Germany
Date
: 1919 to 1921
Building Type: laboratory, observatory
Construction System: bearing masonry,
concrete over
brick
Climate: temperate
Context: suburban
Style:
Expressionist Early Modern
Notes: Curvaceous, streamlined form
Einstein tower
The Einstein Tower, a daring piece of
architecture, part of which is
underground, was finished in Potsdam
near Berlin in 1924.
A kind of concrete sculpture, it is still
standing and is a place of pilgrimage
for visiting architects.
it is a design for a very unusual tower
which was to prove Einstein's theory of
relativity by measuring the sun's
spectral lines .
3.Villa weizmann
Villa weizmann
Villa Weizmann, 1934-36, in
Rehovot, Israel.
A semicircular staircase is
the central motif in the round
tower, one story higher than
the house.
all windows face the green
countryside panorama.
garden and the indoor
decorative pool designed by
him.
4.Hadsaah hospital
Hadsaah hospital
'The view is eternal. Whoever dies here
will not have far to travel.'
Mendelsohn designed a large dome on
one of the buildings to adapt it with
native style.
Mossehaus, Berlin-Germany
The corner of the original building (by
Cremer & Wolffenstein) was damaged
in the First World War.
Mendelsohn, responsible for a number of
streamlined buildings in Berlin in the
1920s, was commissioned to
reconstruct and enlarge the building.
Mendelsohn grafted a new corner and
top onto the existing, conventional
structure.
Columbus building
volsbank
Hat factory
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PRASENJIT MAULIK