May Time in Frankfurt

Ernst May (1886–1970): Neue Städte auf drei Kontinenten [New Cities on Three Continents]
an exhibition at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, July 28–November 6, 2011
Catalog of the exhibition edited by Claudia Quiring, Wolfgang Voigt, Peter Cachola Schmal, and Eckert Herrel.
Prestel, 334 pp., €49.95

Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen
an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, September 15, 2010–May 2, 2011
Catalog of the exhibition by Juliet Kinchin and Aidan O’Connor
Museum of Modern Art, 88 pp., $24.95

There is no sadder tale in the annals of architecture than the virtual disappearance of the defining architectural form of the Modern Movement—publicly sponsored housing.

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