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Erich Mendelsohn ( German pronunciation: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈmɛndl̩ˌzoːn] ⓘ ); 21 March 1887 – 15 September 1953) [1] was a German-British architect, known for his expressionist architecture in the 1920s, as well as for developing a dynamic functionalism in his projects for department stores and cinemas.
Eric Mendelsohn (born November 1, 1964) is an American film director and screenwriter . Biography. Two of his films have been screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes: Through an Open Window in 1992 [1] and Judy Berlin in 1999 ., [2] which won the Directing Award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. [3] .
Erich Mendelsohn was a German architect known initially for his Einstein Tower in Potsdam, a notable example of German Expressionism in architecture, and later for his use of modern materials and construction methods to make what he saw as organically unified buildings.
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Jul 14, 2013 · The Einstein Tower, designed by the German architect Erich Mendelsohn, is one of the best-known examples of German expressionist architecture.
Eric Mendelsohn. Writer: Judy Berlin. Eric Mendelsohn graduated in fine arts at the Purchase New York State University in 1989. He became a painter and made a debut in the movies as assistant to Jeffrey Kurland, Woody Allen's costume designer. Hemade his first film - a short entitled 'Through An Open Window - in 1992.
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Oct 25, 2016 · Born in 1887, Jewish-German architect, Erich Mendelsohn would have much to contend with in his lifetime. At the age of 21, he began his study of architecture in Berlin, later transferring to Munich where he graduated in 1912.
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Mendelsohn abandoned expressionism quickly after World War I. He tried to build his earlier visions, particularly in the Einstein Tower (1924) in Potsdam, but was unable to find a contractor capable of producing the complicated formwork needed for the cast-concrete construction.
