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1922-23 Stavitel Architecture monthly Complete year IV

Stavitel, měsíčník pro moderní architekturu, ročník IV. [Builder. The Modern Architecture]. Prague: Sdružení Architektů, 1922-23. 4to.1-12. Complete year 4. 1-12. Two double issues, one triple issue. Bohuslav Fuchs, Karel Honzík, Josef Havlíček, Karel Herain, Jan Kotěra, Le Corbusier, Adolf Benš, Josef Gočár. Contains articles on early modernist Czech and international architecture (houses, villas, apartment interiors, lighting of buildings and apartments, documentation of architectural competitions, completed and uncompleted buildings, competitions for urban planning). Numerous photo reproductions, designs and plans of buildings, as well as theoretical texts. An overview of the latest developments abroad was provided, and the most active Czech contributors included representatives of the emerging generation of functionalist architects. Noteworthy articles include a competition for the design of a workers' semi-detached house, a competition for a modern gallery in Ostrava, competitions for theater buildings, in memoriam Jan Kotěra and new buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright.