An initiative of the
Zlín - Model Town of Modernity
Winfried Nerdinger (ed.)
in cooperation with Ladislava Horňáková and Radomíra Sedláková
With essays by renowned architecture historians the catalogue describes the complex development of Zlín and the Baťa company from an architectural, urbanistic and socio-historical perspective. Plans, maps, photographs and historical documents complete the picture of a city that Le Corbusier described as a “shining phenomenon”. One essay focuses exclusively on Le Corbusier’s plans for Baťa, which were presented in the exhibiton in original drafts.
208 p., with 40 coloured and 120 b/w illustrations, soft cover, 17.1 x 24.1 cm, in German
Museum edition: ca. EUR (D) 30.00/ISBN 978-3-86859-103-3
Book trade edition: ca. EUR (D) 38.00/ISBN 978-3-86859-051-7
Berlin: JOVIS Verlag, 2009
The exibition and catalogue enjoyed the support and cooperation of the National Gallery in Prague and the Regional Gallery for Fine Arts in Zlín. “Zlín – Model Town of Modernism” is part of Zipp – German-Czech Cultural Projects, an initiative of the German Federal Cultural Foundation.
Preview of the publication (in German) (pdf)
Contents, preface and map
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