Architecture !

Modernism 1920 - 1940

Budapest

Shops and apartment building, Tátra út 5/c, Budapest (HU), Endre Farkas and György Farkas, 1937 | front 2006, detail 2006

Shops and apartment building, Pozsonyi út 19, Budapest (HU), probably 1936 | front 2006

Shops and apartment building, Pozsonyi út 21, Budapest (HU), probably 1936 | front 2006

Dunapark shops and apartment block, Pozsonyi út 38-42, Budapest (HU), Béla Hofstätter and Ferenc Domány, 1936 | front Pozsonyi út 2006, front Szent István park 2006, Dunapark café 2006

Shops and apartment building, Pozsonyi út 53-55, Budapest (HU), 193x | front 2006

Városmajori Jézus Szíve templom (Heart of Jezus church in Városmajor), Csaba út 5, Budapest (HU), Aladár and Bertalan Árkay, 1932-1936 | front 2006, entrance 2006, front+tower 2006, back+tower 2006, back 2006, detail 2006, side 2006, side 2006, interior 2006, interior 2006

Shops and apartment building, Margit körút 65, Budapest (HU), 193x | front 2006

Shops and apartment buildings, Margit körút 59-57-55, Budapest (HU), 193x | front 2006

Atrium house, cinema and apartment building, Margit körút 55, Budapest (HU), Lajos Kozma, 1934 | front 2006, front 2006, interior 19xx

Shops and apartment building, Margit körút 17, Budapest (HU), Béla Hofstätter and Ferenc Domány, 1937 | front 2006, front 2006, stairwell 2006, detail stairwell 2006

Double villa, Palánta út 17, Budapest (HU), Zoltán Révész, 1931-1933, renovated 1999-2000 | front 2006, front 2006

Double villa, Palánta út 15, Budapest (HU), József Fischer, 1935 | front 2006, front 2006, back 1935

Linked houses, Palánta út 1 / Vérhalom út 33, Budapest (HU), 19xx | front Palánta út 1/b 2006, front Palánta út 1/a 2006, corner Vérhalom út 33/d 2006, front Vérhalom út 33 2006

Villa, Lejtö út 22, Budapest (HU), Gyula Rimanóczy, 1936, renovated 1980 | front 2006, front detail 2006, front detail 2006, side 2006, back 2006, back 1936

Roman Catholic church, Pasaréti tér, Budapest (HU), Gyula Rimanóczi, 1934 | tower detail 2006

Villa, Napraforgó út 8, Budapest (HU), Lajos Kozma, 1932 | front detail 2006

Villa, Napraforgó út 10, Budapest (HU), Aladár Münnich, 1932 | side/front 2006

Villa, Napraforgó út 12, Budapest (HU), Ervin Quittner, 1932 | side 2006, side 2006, front 2006

Villa, Napraforgó út 20, Budapest (HU), József Fischer, 1932 | side 2006, side 2006

Villa, Napraforgó út 3, Budapest (HU), Peter Kaffka, 1932 | front 2006

Street with villas, Napraforgó út 7-5, Budapest (HU), Andor Wellisch (7) and Lajos Kozma (5), 1932 | front/street 2006

Villa, Napraforgó út 7, Budapest (HU), Andor Wellisch, 1932 | front 2006

Double villa, Napraforgó út 9, Budapest (HU), K.R. Kertesz, 1932 | side/back 2006, front 2006

Villa, Napraforgó út 11, Budapest (HU), K.R. Kertesz, 1932, renovated and extended in 200x | front 2006, side/back extended 2006, side/back 1932

Villa, Napraforgó út 15, Budapest (HU), Gy Masirevich, 1932 | front 2006

Street with villas, Napraforgó út 19-17, Budapest (HU), Alfréd Hajos (19) and Molnar Nigeti (17), 1932 | front/street 2006

Dessau

Bauhaus Meisterhäuser, Ebertallee, Dessau (DE), Walter Gropius, 1925-1926 | front 2008, front 2008, front 2008, detail 2008, interior 2008, more

Bauhaus building, Gropiusallee, Dessau (DE), Walter Gropius, 1925-1926 | front 2008, front 2008, front 2008, entrance 2008, back 2008, side 2008, side 2008, interior 2008, lighting 2008

Frankfurt am Main

Römerstadt housing estate, Hadrianstrasse 1-19, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Ernst May (townplanning), Herbert Böhm and Wolfgang Bangert (architecture), 1928 | end of block 2007, front 2007, front detail 2007, back 2007

Römerstadt housing estate, Hadrianstrasse 20-44, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Ernst May (townplanning) and Franz Schuster (architecture), 1928 | front 2007

Römerstadt housing estate, Im Burgfeld 2-145, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Ernst May and others (townplanning and architecture), 1928 | southside/streetside 2007, Im Burgfeld 87-91 gardenside 2007, end of block Im Burgfeld 63-65 2007, end of block Im Burgfeld 143-145 2007, northside/streetside 2007, near original kitchen Im Burgfeld 136 (Ernst May-house) 2007

Römerstadt housing estate, In der Römerstadt 167-171, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Ernst May and others (townplanning and architecture), 1928 | front 2007

Römerstadt housing estate, Im Heidenfeld 79-133, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Ernst May and others (townplanning and architecture), 1928 | gardenside 2007

Römerstadt housing estate, An der Ringmauer 128-130, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Ernst May and others (townplanning and architecture), 1928 | front 2007

Römerstadt housing estate, Am Forum odd numbers, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Ernst May and others (townplanning and architecture), 1928 | back 2007, front 2007

Heimatsiedlung housing estate, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Ernst May (townplanning) and Franz Röckle (architecture), 1927-1934 | Stresemannallee 2007, Heimatring 33-44 streetside 2007, Heimatring 33-44 gardenside 2007, Unter den Kastanien gardenside 2007, Unter den Akazien streetside 2007, Heimatring corner Unter den Platanen 2007, Unter den Platanen streetside 2007, Unter den Platanen corner Heimatring detail 2007, Unter den Eichen streetside 2007, Unter den Birken streetside 2007, Unter den Buchen streetside 2007, Unter den Buchen gardenside 2007, Unter den Buchen gardenside detail 2007, Unter den Kastanien gardenside from Stresemannallee 2007, more: www.may-siedlung.de

Hellerhof housing estate, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Mart Stam (architecture), 1930 | Lorsbacherstrasse eastside streetside 2007, Lorsbacherstrasse eastside gardenside 2007, Langenhainerstrasse westside streetside 2007, Langenhainerstrasse eastside streetside 2007, Langenhainerstrasse eastside gardenside 2007, Schneidhainerstrasse westside streetside 2007, Schneidhainerstrasse westside streetside 2007, Hornauerstrasse corner Franken Allee 2007, Langenhainerstrasse corner Franken Allee 2007, garden between Langenhainerstrasse and Hornauerstrasse 2007

Hellerhof housing estate, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Mart Stam (architecture), 1931 | Schneidhainerstrasse 2-16 2007, Fischbacherstrasse 16 2007, Fischbacherstrasse westside streetside 2007

Hellerhof housing estate, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Mart Stam? (architecture), 1932 | Idsteinerstrasse 24-30 2007

Bornheimer Hang quarter, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Ernst May (town planning) and Carl Hermann Rudloff (architecture), 1929-1930 | Wittelsbacherallee 176-184 2009, Wittelsbacherallee 140-174 back 2009, Karl-Albertstrasse 33 2009, Karl-Fleschstrasse 1-25 2009, Kettelerallee 27-29 2009

Bornheimer Hang quarter, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Ernst May (town planning) and Carl Hermann Rudloff (architecture) 1926-1927, Martin Weber (Holy Cross Church) 1929 | Kettelerallee/Wittelsbacherallee and Holy Cross Church 2009, Kettelerallee 51 corner Löwengasse 2009, Kettelerallee 51-75 2009, Kettelerallee 51-75 2009

Bornheimer Hang quarter, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Ernst May (townplanning) and Adolf Assmann (architecture), 1926-1927 | Inheidenerstrasse 20-44 2009, Inheidenerstrasse 19-33 2009, Inheidenerstrasse 28 2009, Inheidenerstrasse 20-26 back 2009, Inheidenerstrasse 22 entrance 2009

Bornheimer Hang quarter, Frankfurt/Main (DE), Ernst May (town planning) and Carl Hermann Rudloff (architecture) 1926-1927 | Florstädterstrasse 1-23 2009, Florstädterstrasse 1-23 2009

Prague - Praha

Baba Housing Estate, Villa Palička, Na Babě 9, Prague (CZ), Mart Stam, 1931-1932, renovated by Ladislav Lábus in 2004 | streetside 2008, streetside 2008, gardenside 2004, more about renovation 2004

Baba Housing Estate, Villa Linda, Na Babě 6, Prague (CZ), Pavel Janák, 1933-1934 | front 2008

Baba Housing Estate, Villa Balling, Na Babě 5, Prague (CZ), Hana Kučerová-Záveská, 1931-1933 | front 2008

Baba Housing Estate, Villa Herain, Na Babě 3, Prague (CZ), Ladislav Žák, 1931-1932 | front 2008

Baba Housing Estate, Villa Glücklich, Na Babě 2, Prague (CZ), Josef Gočár, 1934-1934 | front 2008

Prague Fair Building, now National Museum of Modern Art, Dukelských hrdinů 7, Prague (CZ), Oldřich Tyl, Josef Fuchs, 1924-1928, reconstructed in 1986-1995 | front 2008, back 2008, interior 2008, interior 2008

House of publisher Laichter, Chopinova 4, Prague (CZ), Jan Kotěra, 1908-1909 | front 2008

Firemens' Association House, Římská 45, Prague (CZ), Tomáš Pražák, Pavel Moravec, 1926-1928 | front 2008

House of Agricultural Education (with Firemens' Association House to the right), Slezská 7, Prague (CZ), Josef Gočár, 1924-1926 | front 2008

The house U Stýblů (Alfa building), Václavské náměstí 28, Prague (CZ), Ludvík Kysela, Jan Jarolím, 1927-1929 | front 2008

Juliš hotel, Václavské náměstí 22, Prague (CZ), Pavel Janák, 1928-1933 | front 2008

Bata Department Store, Václavské náměstí 6, Prague (CZ), Jindřich Svoboda, Ludvík Kysela, 1927-1929 | front 2008

Church of the Holy Heart, náměstí Jiřího z Poděbrad, Prague (CZ), Josip Plečnik, 1928-1932 | side 2008, front 2008

Apartment houses, Lucemburská 10-12, Prague (CZ), Josef M. Rathouský, 1950 | front 2008

Headquarters of the Electrical Company, Bubenská 1, Prague (CZ), Adolf Benš, Josef Kříž, 1927-1935 | front 2008, front 2008

Böhm Brothers double apartment house, Antonínská 4-6, Prague (CZ), Evžen Rosenberg, 1936-1937 | front 2008

Apartment houses with Oko Cinema, F. Křížka 11-15, Prague (CZ), Jaroslav Stockar-Bernkopf, Josef Šolc 1938-1939 | front 2008, front 2008

Three apartment houses, Vinařská 3, 6 and 7, Prague (CZ), Jan Gillar, 1936-1937 | front Vinařská 3 2008, front Vinařská 6 2008, front Vinařská 7 2008

Valencia

Edificio Llopis, apartments and shops, María Cristina 3, Valencia (ES), Ricardo Roso and Julio Bellot 1935 | front 2010

Edificio Dasí, apartments and shops, María Cristina 5, Valencia (ES), Cayetano Borso 1935 | front 2010

Edificio Campos Calvet, apartments and shops, María Cristina 7, Valencia (ES), Javier Goerlich 1935-1942 | front 2010

Cinema Rialto, Plaza del Ayuntamiento 17, Valencia (ES), Cayetano Borso, 1935 | front 2010, front 2010

Edificio Martí Alegre (Hotel Londres), Plaza del Ayuntamiento corner Barcelonina, Valencia (ES), Javier Goerlich, 1934-1935 | front 2010, front with Plaza del Ayuntamiento 2010

Edificio Roca, Calle de San Vicente Mártir 34, Valencia (ES), Vicente Valls, 1934 | front from Plaza del Ayuntamiento 2010, front from San Vicente 2010

Edificio Llopis, Calle de San Vicente Mártir 51, Valencia (ES), Ricardo Roso, 1935 | front 2010

Edificio González Senabre, Calle de San Vicente Mártir 63-65, Valencia (ES), Cayetano Borso and José Luis Testor, 1935 | front 2010, front 2010

Edificio Alonso, Calle de San Vicente Mártir 71, Valencia (ES), Luis Albert, 1935 | front 2010, front 2010

Apartments and shops building, corner Calle de San Vicente Mártir / Gran Via de Ramón y Cajal, Valencia (ES), 193x | front 2010

Apartments and restaurant, Ciscar 57, Valencia (ES), 1935 | front 2010

Edificio Pascual, apartments and parking, Ciscar 21, Valencia (ES), Miguel Martínez 1936 | front 2010, front 2010

Apartments and shops, Reino de Valencia 75-77, Valencia (ES), 1935 | front 2010

Edificio Hurtado Bellver, apartments and shops, Dr. Sumsi 26, Valencia (ES), Luis Sancho 1934-1936 | front 2010

Edificio Martínez, apartments and shops, Marqués del Turia 57, Valencia (ES), José Luis Testor 1935 | front 2010

Apartments and shops, Carrer dels Tomasos 20, Valencia (ES), 19xx | front 2010

Vienna - Wien

Housing estate Franz Schalkplatz 1-15 (Malfatti-Siedlung), Vienna (AT), Siegfried C. Drach, 1930-1932 | Franz Schalkplatz 2-3 2007, Franz Schalkplatz 1 2007, Franz Schalkplatz 12 2007

Wiener Werkbundsiedlung, Veitingergasse 75, Vienna (AT), Richard Bauer, 1932 | front 2007

Wiener Werkbundsiedlung, Veitingergasse 79-81, Vienna (AT), Josef Hoffmann, 1932 | front 2007

Wiener Werkbundsiedlung, Veitingergasse 87-93, Vienna (AT), André Lurçat, 1932 | front 2007, front 2007, back 2007, side detail 2007

Wiener Werkbundsiedlung, Jagdschlossgasse 90, Vienna (AT), Ernst Lichtblau, 1932 | front 2007

Wiener Werkbundsiedlung, Woinovichgasse 4-8, Vienna (AT), Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (4) and Max Fellerer (6-8), 1932 | front 2007

Wiener Werkbundsiedlung, Woinovichgasse 13-19, Vienna (AT), Adolf Loos, 1932 | front no. 13 2007, front no. 17-19 2007

Wiener Werkbundsiedlung, Woinovichgasse 14-20, Vienna (AT), Gerrit Rietveld, 1932 | front 2007, front 2007, front no. 16-14 2007, front no. 20 2007

Wiener Werkbundsiedlung, Woinovichgasse 22-30, Vienna (AT), Eugen Wachberger (22), Walter Loos (24-26), Karl A. Bieber and Otto Niedermoser (28-30), 1932 | front 2007, front no. 24 2007, front no. 26 2007, back 2007, back no. 28-30 and front no. 32 (Werbundsiedlungsmuseum) 2007

Wiener Werkbundsiedlung, Jagicgasse 8, Vienna (AT), Clemens Holzmeister, 1932 | front 2007

Wiener Werkbundsiedlung, Vienna (AT), 1930-1932 | plan 1930, overview 193?, more

Frankfurter Küche, Museum für angewandte Kunst, Stubenring 5, Vienna (AT), Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, 1926 | interior 2007, interior 2007

The Netherlands

The Sphinx pottery - Eiffelbuilding, Boschstraat 24, Maastricht (NL), A. Knols, 1929 | front 2006, front detail 2006

Polder draining station Lely, Medemblik (NL), D. Roosenburg, 1928-1930 | front (water) 200x, front (land) 2006, side 2006

Villa Leembruggen, Nyelantstraat 6, The Hague (NL), J.W.E. Buijs and J.B. Lürsen, 1935-1936 | front 2006

Villa Hillebrand, Van Soutelandelaan 42, The Hague (NL), G. Rietveld, 1935 | front 2006, side 2006

Villa Hartog, Van Soutelandelaan 141, The Hague (NL), J.B. van Loghem, 1937 | front 2006, front 2006

Villa Mees, Van Ouwenlaan 42, The Hague (NL), G. Rietveld, 1936, extended 1976 | front 2006, front 2006

Villa Weyburg, Van Ouwenlaan 44, The Hague (NL), G. Rietveld, 1939 | front 2006, front 2006

Housing and offices, Van Hogenhoucklaan, The Hague (NL), F. Lourijsen, 1929-1930 | front 2006, front 2006, back 2006

Nirwana apartment building, Benoordenhoutseweg 227, The Hague (NL), J. Duiker and J.G. Wiebenga, 1927-1930 | front 2006, front 2006, front 2006

Radio Kootwijk, Apeldoorn (NL), J.M. Luthmann (with H.A. van den Eijnde, sculpture), 1918-1922 | front 2008

Gereformeerde kerk, Middenweg 4, Andijk (NL), Egbert Reitsma, 1929 | overview 2009, front 2009, front 2009, front 2009, detail 2009

Cars

Bellavista apartments with car, Klampenborg, near Copenhagen (DK), Arne Jacobsen, 1932 | front 193?

Double villa with Mercedes 8 (38PS), Show house 14/15, Neighbourhood "Die Wohnung" (a.k.a. Weissenhof Estate), Stuttgart (DE), Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Alfred Roth, 1927 | side+front 1928, side+front 1928

Cité de Refuge of the Salvation Army with Voisin motorcar, Paris (FR), Le Corbusier, 1929-1933 | front 1933

Van Nelle tobacco factory with van, Van Nelleweg 1, Rotterdam (NL), J.A. Brinkman, L.C. van der Vlugt and Mart Stam, 1926-1930 | front 192?

Architecture ! is brought to you by The Groman/Tjiering Collection and E|S|M.
Budapest photographs 2006 (September 22-24) by Michiel Haak and Peter de Weijer. The Netherlands 2006-2009 by Peter de Weijer, except Sphinx pottery (I.J. van der Wal) and Gemaal Lely 200x (G. Hogervorst). Frankfurt 2007 (May 11-13) and 2009 (May 15) by Peter de Weijer. Vienna 2007 (September 21) by Peter de Weijer and Michiel Haak. Dessau 2008 (July 17) by Peter de Weijer. Prague 2008 (September 18-20) by Peter de Weijer, except Na Babě 9 gardenside (Věroslav Sixt). Valencia 2010 (September 23-25) by Michiel Haak and Peter de Weijer.
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