156. Bauhaus and the Anarchic City -- Robin Schuldenfrei

Robin Schuldenfrei joins me to discuss her new book Objects in Exile, which is about the many afterlives of the Bauhaus school and its practitioners. Robin and I particularly focus on the relationship between Bauhaus and city planning, especially focusing on Chicago and the work of Ludwig Hilberseimer. Key questions include:

How can societies ensure that everyone has at least enough space to live? How can cities provide for both growth and planning, and blend different kinds of buildings and spaces into an organic whole? And how can we see the rigid grid of American cities as a tool for anarchy?

Here's the information about Robin's book and an interview with her about the book

Robin Schuldenfrei, Objects in Exile: Modern Art and Design across Borders, 1930–1960

https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691232669/objects-in-exile

Interview, Robin Schuldenfrei on Objects in Exile

https://press.princeton.edu/ideas/robin-schuldenfrei-on-objects-in-exile