Wohnbauten von Heute

Müller-Rehm, Klaus. Wohnbauten von Heute. Berlin: Rembrandt-Verlag, 1955. First edition. Quarto. [8], 203, [1]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over tan cloth, with red lettering on spine and front cover. Publisher Julius Hoffmann’s Ex-libris on inside of front cover. Publisher’s logo on title page. “Wohnbauten von Heute” (Modern Housing) was written by Klaus Müller-Rehm (1907-1999), a renown German architect responsible for the development of modern housing construction in Berlin after the end of the Second World War. Numerous designs for small houses and economical apartment buildings during the post-war period are evidence of his effective use of valuable building materials. As a nine-year-old boy, Klaus Müller-Rehm was so impressed by Hans Poelzig’s conversion of the theatre Großes Schauspielhaus that he determined to become an architect. He studied under Hans Poelzig, Heinrich Tessenow and Erich Blunck at the TU Berlin. After his diploma in 1931, he was employed by the Prussian Building and Finance Direction in Berlin and was army building director during the war. He was appointed professor at the College of Fine Arts Berlin in 1946. This volume is profusely illustrated throughout with 460 floor plans, architectural drawings, and b/w photographic reproductions. Dust-jacket rubbed and partly chipped along edges. Minor foxing on binding. Slight age-toning along paper margin. Text in German. DJ in overall poor to fair, binding in good to good+, interior in good+ to very good condition. g. Hardcover. (38562) $65