OTTO EISLER
1893 - 1968
In interwar Brno there were two branches of modern architecture: the western oriented
functionalism adopted and developed mostly by Czechs with Bohuslav Fuchs in the front,
alongside the Central European purism with its roots in Vienna, providing a framework Brno's
Jews. Otto Eisler is one of the leading personas of the latter. It is typical of twentieth-century
Czech countries to learn very little about the second-line architects. No wonder - after the Nazi
holocaust and communist antisemitism - there are no publications concentrating on this
cultural information from our recent history, or basic source materials enabling us to
reconstruct the historical facts. This monograph aims to make a tiny contribution to help to
enhance the sorry state.
catalogue of exhibition of works of an important Brno's architect of the 20s and 30s
84 pages on chalk paper
format 235x310 mm, sewn binding
documentation of 36 buildings: layouts, cross-sections, perspectives etc.
texts in Czech and English
critical essay, biographical data, complete list of works, black and white photographs from the studios of de Sandalo and Orth & Co.
editors: Petr Pelčák, Jindřich Škrabal, Ivan Wahla
editing and graphic layout: Petr Pelčák, Jindřich Škrabal, Ivan Wahla
texts: Jiří Kroupa, Lenka Kudělková, Petr Pelčák
translation: Brno English Centre and Petr Antonín
photographs: Filip Šlapal
litography: Quadra Ltd. and Dana Václavíková
printing: Tiskdruck Velímský
published by Obecní dům Association in 1999, All rights reserved
number of copies: 500
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