This was his testimony at the nuremberg trials, where he dramatically accepted full personal responsibility for nazi war crimes, the only one of the accused to do so. It is considered to be one of the most detailed descriptions of the inner workings and leadership of nazi germany but is controversial because of speer s lack of discussion of nazi. Apr 09, 2008 the first, a stones throw from the brandenburg gate, is the holocaust memorial, which occupies a large open site on the edge of the area formerly occupied by the reich chancellery. Inside the third reich memoirs by albert speer by albert speer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A large format book which now has reached silly prices on amazon, so i. He was one of germanys most respected architects and urban planners in his own right, but spent much. German architect albert speer, who knew hitler as a nice. Albert speer met margarete weber in mid 1922 and immediately fell in love with her. For many people, native american architecture calls to mind the wigwam, tipi, iglu, and pueblo. Speer was born in mannheim, into an uppermiddleclass family. There are a number of illustrated books like this published during the nazi era. Speer rapidly moved up the ranks, continuously impressing hitler with his artistic talent and grandscale vision for germany, including his creation of the.
Architecture 19321942 9781580933544 by krier, leon and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books. This biography profiles his childhood, personal life, career, relations with hitler, subsequent capture and other facts. Speer ha a particular affinity for doric style architecture a classical form of simplicity originating from the ancient greeks. King, deputy prosecutor at the nuremberg trials who later wrote a book about speer said, love and. Archives darchitecture moderne, 1985 architecture 245 pages. What of albert speers architecture has survived until today. In 1978 robert hughes interviewed albert speer, the architect of hitlers grim vision. Yet the richly diverse building traditions of native americans encompass much more, including specific structures for sleeping, working, worshipping, meditating, playing, dancing, lounging, giving birth, decisionmaking, cleansing, storing and preparing food, caring for animals, and honoring the dead. Hitler, with his interest in architecture, dreamed of rebuilding berlin to a new capital of his new thousand year reich. Internationally renowned architect albert speer, jr. This attempt to assess the design skills of speer as part of the. Albert speer served as the minister of armaments and war production in nazi germany during. Instead, the book offers a series of ruminations about neoclassical architecture in the twentieth century and about how modernism has undermined its influence. Jan 31, 2003 in 1978 robert hughes interviewed albert speer, the architect of hitlers grim vision.
Speer is often called the first architect of the third reich and he was hitlers chief architect in nazi germany. In 1918, the family leased their mannheim residence and moved to a home they had in heidelberg. Juni, where there are 4 subway enterances and a row of lamp posts that were designed by albert speer. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. German architect albert speer, who knew hitler as a nice uncle, dead at 83 eldest son of top nazi war criminal known as the devils architect, speer jr. Books by albert speer author of inside the third reich. Here he had a small atelier which was just big enough to house a few drawing tables and some employees. Of course the world knows speer from an entirely different media appearance. Albert speer has 25 books on goodreads with 26072 ratings. March 19, 1905 september 1, 1981 was the minister of armaments and war production in nazi germany during most of world war ii. Albert speer was a german architect and served as a minister for nazi germany during the second world war. Architecture 19321942 is a lucid, wideranging study of an important. Speer is one of the few top nazi officials who did not receive a death sentence or life sentence at nuremberg.
On the university of nigeria campus, where i grew up, books and. A new biography of albert speer, adolf hitlers chief architect and trusted confidant, reveals the subjects deeper involvement in nazi atrocities in his bestselling autobiography, albert speer, minister of armaments and chief architect of nazi germany, repeatedly insisted he knew nothing of the genocidal crimes of hitlers third reich. With aid from a new introduction by influential american architect robert a. His grandfather, albert friedrich speer, was also an architect. Albert speer biography facts, childhood, family of nazi. Books about interior design often seduce but they rarely rattle. Mar 12, 2011 hitler, a failed architecture student himself, was fascinated by speers work and, in order to impress hitler, speer tailored his style to suit the dictators grandiose tastes. Albert speer was the architect who served adolf hitler with devotion and efficiency, starting with his enthusiastic crafting of nazi rallies and going on to become the organisational genius whose efforts are credited if that is the word to use with keeping the german war machine functioning under the onslaught of the allied blockade and bombardment. The first half deals with speer and hitler planning and building monuments to the nazi party. Mar 05, 20 speer, adolf hitlers architect of choice, happens to be responsible for one of the boldest architectural and urban oeuvres of modern times. Out of our new ideology and our polit ical will to power we will create stone documents. Albert speer s most popular book is inside the third reich.
It is considered to be one of the most detailed descriptions of the inner workings and leadership of nazi germany but is controversial because of speers lack of discussion of nazi. His architectural skills made him increasingly prominent within the party, and he became a member of hitlers inner circle. He belittles the architectural work he did for hitler, mocking the. Architecture 19321942 krier, leon, stern, robert a. Architecture, 19321942 english and french edition by leon krier, lars olof larsson, et al. Both attempts are as exasperating as they are exhaustive. Currently, in an adjoining building, is an exhibition called mythos germania, focusing on hitler and albert speers megalomaniac plans for rebuilding berlin. Before he became one of the few prominent nazis to have a postwar career of mention, albert speer was born in 1905 to a welloff family. She was the daughter of a successful craftsman and businessman. They were meant to dwarf and intimidate their viewers. See more ideas about german architecture, architecture and germany. This new city would be called germania and, in january 1937, albert speer was given the monumental task of translating hitlers dream into reality.
Breaking from other top nazi defendants, speer pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 20 years in spandau prison. Given the spirit of the age in the groves of academe, i am surprised the lecture was allowed to proceed. Inside the third reich is a memoir written by albert speer, the nazi minister of armaments from 1942 to 1945, serving as hitlers main architect before this period. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. First published in 1985 to an acute and critical reception, this title is a lucid, wideranging study of an important neoclassical architect. Exactly across the street from the gutshof entrance is the road towards what used to be albert speers house and atelier. Gitta sereny, who has written prolifically about the third reich and spent 12 years working with albert speer and a large number of people who knew him, tells the story of his life in considerable detail and tries to establish whether he spoke the truth about what he knew of hitlers horrors.
Albert speer discussed adolf hitlers building projects. Albert speer the architect of the third reich ways to. Upon his release in 1966, speer published his memoirs, inside the third reich 1970, considered the best portrait of conditions inside the nazi hierarchy. Stern, krier candidly confronts the great difficulty of disentangling the architecture and urbanism of albert speer from its political intentions. Oct 22, 2012 speer wanted to make a statement against modern architecture and for classical buildings because he felt as if they were built with craftsmanship and expertise. Discount prices on books by albert speer, including titles like memoirs. Architecture 19321942, based on a series of conversations with and documentation provided by albert speer, the convicted war criminal, who served as hitlers chief architect until in 1942 he became reichsminister of war production. First published in 1985 to an acute and critical reception, albert speer. He was the son of albert speer 190581, adolf hitlers chief architect before assuming the office of minister of armaments and war production for the third reich during world war ii. Inside the third reich memoirs by albert speer by albert.
Speer, adolf hitlers architect of choice, happens to be responsible for one of the boldest architectural and urban oeuvres of modern times. Architecture 19321942, reissued in 20, on speers work, and that same year delivered this lecture on speer at yale. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Speer designed in a severe classical style and his constructions benefited from forced labour.
Hitler was impressed by the antiquities of rome, and asked speer to design eschatolo gically, with the buildings demise in mind. He was the second of three sons of luise mathilde wilhelmine hommel and albert friedrich speer. He has designed a diplomatic quarter in riyadh, boulevards in azerbaijan, and near shanghai he built an entire city designed for cars. Oct 19, 2015 books about interior design often seduce but they rarely rattle. Speers father and grandfather were both architects and even though alberts first love was. Architecture 19321942 by leon krier in chm, doc, fb2 download ebook. After world war ii, speer was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Albert speer lived in the ostertal, a valley somewhere in bavaria. Architecture 19321942 is a lucid, wideranging study of an important neoclassical architect. This rare 834 x 934 inch, 96 page hardcover book by adolf hitlers favorite architect, the generalbauinspektor of the reichshauptstadt albert speer in very good condition is one of the finest original third reich photo books on the nazi architecture. A prime example is the great altar of pergamon that had been on display in berlin since 1871. Chimamanda ngozi adichi looks back at albert speers inside the third reich, which she. Albert speers most popular book is inside the third reich. Speer was hitlers architect and later minister of armaments.
Sep 17, 2017 german architect albert speer, who knew hitler as a nice uncle, dead at 83 eldest son of top nazi war criminal known as the devils architect, speer jr. But he mislaid the tape recording of their meeting and it was lost until one day he decided to clear out. By leone battista alberti, cosimo bartoli, james leoni, joseph rykwert. Albert speer is regarded as one of the present days most sought after architects. He later published popular books about the third reich. They were large books in which one pasted photographs received as premiums. Speer stated he was apolitical when he was a young man, and that he attended a berlin nazi rally in december 1930 at the urging of some of his students. Rereading albert speers inside the third reich the new yorker. Inside the third reich is an inside account of nazi germany from one of hitlers top aides and revered architect, albert speer. However, speers mother was not very excited to have margarete as her daughterinlaw and abhorred their relationship, claiming that she belonged to the lower class of germans. Albert speer, german architect who was adolf hitlers chief architect 193345 and minister for armaments and war production 194245. Albert speer likes to refer to himself merely as an urban planner, but he develops comprehensive, sustainable major. Ten books on architecture by leone battista alberti, 1965.
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