Bernard Rudofsky — Sparta / Sybaris: Keine neue Bauweise, eine neue Lebensweise tut not "Sparta / Sybaris" (Not a New Building Method, a New Way of Life Is Needed)
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Bernard Rudofsky — Sparta / Sybaris: Keine neue Bauweise, eine neue Lebensweise tut not “Sparta / Sybaris” (Not a New Building Method, a New Way of Life Is Needed)

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Bernard Rudofsky (Austrian-American, 1905–1988), architect, curator, critic, exhibition designer, and fashion designer whose entire oeuvre was influenced by his lifelong interest in concepts about the body and the use of our senses. Best known for his controversial exhibitions and accompanying catalogs, including Are Clothes Modern? and Architecture without Architects. He was also famous for his mid-20th-century Bernardo sandal designs

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Sparta / Sybaris : Keine neue Bauweise, eine neue Lebensweise tut not. Salzburg : Residenz Verlag, 1987. Large 4to in wraps as issued. 143 pages, richly illustrated. Name to titlepage else a fine clean copy

First edition.

“Sparta / Sybaris” (Not a New Building Method, a New Way of Life Is Needed) is a book and exhibition by Bernard Rudofsky, written in German and published in 1987, that offers a radical critique of modern architecture and lifestyle. Rudofsky advocates a departure from functionalist dogmas toward a human-centered, rational housing culture, inspired by ancient models (Sparta = simplicity, Sybaris = luxury) and Japanese housing concepts.

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