Dutch Architecture: Bauhausbucher 10

I am not an art historian but an architect: the future is more important to me than the past and I am more inclined to investigate what is to come than to research what has already occured. Thus begins Oud’s confession in volume 10 of the Bauhausbucher series. His writing is a summary of theoretical and practical findings in the field of architecture, specifically using the example of Dutch architecture. He thus looks to the future and reflects on the potential of architecture without forgetting to reveal his relationship with the past. What has happened teaches lessons for what is to come

from these considerations Oud’s examination of Dutch architecture, which is recorded in this volume, derives its ideas. AUTHOR: J. J. P. Oud was a Dutch architect, designer and author. Between 1917 and 1921 he was a member of the De Stijl art movement. Oud was appointed Rotterdam City Architect in 1918 and held this position until 1933. He participated in the Bauhaus Week and the International Architecture Exhibition in 1923. 39 illustrations