A New Architecture

This book, titled A New Architecture, brings together five important speeches given by Erich Mendelsohn, one of the founding figures of Expressionist architecture, at different times. In these texts, Mendelsohn, as an architect who directly witnessed the transformation process of modern architecture, addresses the aesthetic and structural debates of the period through his own experiences.

With the statement, "As the end of the century approached, the architect, now aware of the architectural possibilities offered by new structural materials, challenged the exclusionary role of the engineer by raising the issue of form," Mendelsohn emphasizes that architecture should be re-evaluated not only as a technical problem but also as a field of form, expression, and thought.

With the words, "Today's architecture, like in all creative periods, because it is original and based on solid ground, once again revives the innate, unspoiled pleasure that arises from the characteristic forms of everything around us; the tools of our daily lives, our homes, and our public buildings," he highlights the profound relationship architecture establishes with daily life and the aesthetic integrity that emerges in creative periods.

These speeches offer the opportunity to follow Mendelsohn's intellectual approach to architecture, his search for form, and his interpretations of the fundamental issues of modern architecture directly from his own voice.