SCHWAN BRUNO - Lot 163

SCHWAN BRUNO "Städtebau und Wohnungswesen der Welt. Town Planning and Housing through the World. L'Urbanisme et l'Habitation dans tous les pays", Berlin, Wasmuth, 1935. 304 x 216 mm. (Published on behalf of the German Association for Housing Reform). 437 pp. paperback, printed cover. A comparative study of different types of urbanization classified by country, this book is the culmination of a project that began with the International Exhibition for City Planning held in Berlin in 1931. The book is divided into four main parts: America, Asia, Australia and Europe, with the latter subdivided into 24 sections, each with its own architect responsible for the text. Numerous plan illustrations and photographs in the text. (Some foxing). (100568)