Werner Hegemann and the Search for Universal Urbanism
14 June 2005
Description
Addressing the life and work of a major figure of the Modern Movement in architecture and city planning, about whom very little is known, this first full study of Werner Hegemann (1881-1936) recounts his contribution to the emerging discipline of international city planning and his influential position within the movement.
Reviews
"[S]hould appeal to many with an interest in modernism and the modern city." — H-Net Book Review
"There is much to admire...content, impressive attention to detail, and the capacity to maintain a consistently high level of scholarship" — Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
"[I]mportant addition to the history of urbanism in the first half of the twentieth century" — Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
"Collins has undoubtedly performed a great service in awarding her farsighted, brave and ultimately tragic hero the attention he has deserved." — Modern Painters
"Now, at last, a biography of Hegemann has been published… [T]his book is a step toward reclaiming a notable figure." — New Urban News
"[I]mportant contribution to the literature of twentieth-century urbanism…It will undoubtedly become the standard work on Hegemann and his many-faceted career." — Planning Perspectives
"By providing this first true study of his career, Collins… has increased our understanding of the diversity of urban and architectural criticism in the early twentieth century." — Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review