Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky. Architecture. Politics. Gender.: New Perspectives on Her Life and Work

A pioneer of architectural history Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897–2000) entered the modernist canon with her “Frankfurt Kitchen.” She is also considered a pioneer of social architecture, a women’s rights activist, and, last but not least, a heroine of the resistance to the Nazi dictatorship. In this book, available in English for the first time, recent research in the fields of art history, contemporary history, pedagogy, and gender studies provides a nuanced picture of Schütte-Lihotzky, whose estate is archived at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. The volume explores her rich architectural oeuvre, her transnational experiences and professional networks, her political development as a Communist, and her current reception. It breaks through the mythology to present a rounded picture of Schütte-Lihotzky, an icon of architectural history. - First comprehensive publication on Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky in English - Cross-disciplinary research contributions by renowned authors; foreword by Juliet Kinchin - Illuminates Schütte-Lihotzky’s fascinating work alongside the Frankfurt Kitchen Contents 4 Foreword 7 More than Just “That Damned Kitchen.” New Perspectives on the Life and Work of Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky 12 Biographical and Gender- Historical Perspectives 22 One Hundred Years Lively and Alert. On the Vitality of Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky 22 “Planning and Building—These Things Matter to You Women.” Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s Lifelong Democratic Commitment on Behalf of Women 32 Profession: “Frau Architekt.” On the Training of Vienna’s First Female Architects 44 Life Number Three. Reflections on Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s Autobiographical Work 59 Stations in the Life of a Transnational Female Architect 78 On Settler Huts and Core-Houses. Margarete Lihotzky’s Contribution to Cooperative Labor in the Vienna Settlement Movement 78 Designed by a Woman with Women. Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky and New Frankfurt 94 Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s Soviet Years (1930–37) 107 Intermezzo in Istanbul. Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s Projects in Turkish Exile 132 Forgotten Discourses on Architecture in Vienna after 1945 146 Rereading Schütte-Lihotzky’s 1956 China Diary: From the Walls of Beijing siheyuan to Vienna’s Rinnböckstrasse 157 Consistently Modern? Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky as an Adviser to the Deutsche Bauakademie in the German Democratic Republic 172 Encounters 186 Friendship and Estrangement. Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky and Otto Neurath 186 Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky and Herbert Eichholzer. A Relational Fabric and Its Implications 196 Wilhelm Schütte—In the Shadow of Lihotzky? 207 The Political Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky 226 “Followed a False Ideology till Her Dying Day.” Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky as a Communist Intellectual 226 Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s Fight against the Nazi Regime 246 From Anti-Fascist Consensus to Anti-Communist Hegemony. The Marginalization of the Communist Party of Austria at the Onset of the Cold War 258 On the Order of Cooking Spoons. Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky and Women’s Politics within the Communist Party of Austria after 1945—A Case Study 272 Kindergartens and Kitchens: Reflection and Reception 290 Margarete Schütte- Lihotzky’s “House for Children.” Pedagogical Reflections 290 Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s Buildings for Children 301 The Frankfurt Kitchen as a Museum Object 315 “Facadism.” The Reception of the Frankfurt Kitchen and the Art Market 327 Appendix 342 Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky— Biography 342 Selected Bibliography 347 Index 350 Abbreviations 354 Image Credits 355 Authors 357 Acknowledgments 363 Imprint 364 A pioneer of architectural history Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897–2000) entered the modernist canon with her “Frankfurt Kitchen.” She is also considered a pioneer of social architecture, a women's rights activist, and, last but not least, a heroine of the resistance to the Nazi dictatorship. In this book, recent research in the fields of art history, contemporary history, pedagogy, and gender studies provides a nuanced picture of Schütte-Lihotzky, whose estate is archived at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. The volume explores her rich architectural oeuvre, her transnational experiences and professional networks, her political development as a Communist, and her current reception. It breaks through the mythology to present a rounded picture of Schütte-Lihotzky, an icon of architectural history. Comprehensive publication on the life and work of Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky Cross-disciplinary research contributions by internationally renowned scholars Illuminates Schütte-Lihotzky's fascinating work alongside the Frankfurt Kitchen and research desiderata – e.g., on her political activities "Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897-2000) gilt weithin als erste Architektin Österreichs, als Pionierin der sozialen Architektur, als Erfinderin der Frankfurter Küche, als Aktivistin der Frauenbewegung und nicht zuletzt als Heldin des Widerstands gegen die Nazi-Diktatur.Neueste Forschungen aus dem Feld der Kunst- und Zeitgeschichte, der Pädagogik und Gender Studies differenzieren in diesem Buch das Bild der Architektin, deren Nachlass sich an der Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien befindet. Beleuchtet werden ihr reiches architektonisches OEuvre, ihre transnationalen Erfahrungen und beruflichen Netzwerke, ihr wenig beachteter politischer Werdegang als Kommunistin und nicht zuletzt ihre aktuelle Rezeption:Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky - ein Mythos der Architekturgeschichte im spannenden Dialog."--Amazon.com Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897-2000) ist weithin bekannt als erste Architektin Österreichs, als Pionierin der sozialen Architektur, als Erfinderin der Frankfurter Küche, als Aktivistin der Frauenbewegung und nicht zuletzt als Heldin des Widerstands gegen die Nazi-Diktatur. Neueste Forschungen aus dem Feld der Kunst- und Zeitgeschichte, der Pädagogik und Gender Studies zeigen ein differenziertes Bild der Architektin, deren Nachlass sich an der Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien befindet. Beleuchtet werden ihr reiches architektonisches Œuvre, ihre transnationalen Erfahrungen und beruflichen Netzwerke, ihr politischer Werdegang als Kommunistin und nicht zuletzt ihre aktuelle Rezeption. Der Band präsentiert Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, die Ikone der Architekturgeschichte, jenseits aller Mythen