HUBERT RITTER. HOSPITAL ARCHITECTURE - Lot 60

HUBERT RITTER. HOSPITAL ARCHITECTURE Der Krankenhausbau der Gegenwart. [100136] Stuttgart Julius Hoffmann Verlag 1932 29x23cm (VIII), 102 (II) p, paperback, illustrated dust jacket (upper part missing). 230 illustrations and 7 tables for this technical and aesthetic study of modern hospital construction around the world. CASSAN URBAIN (1890-1979) Université de Paris Nouveau Centre Hospitalier Paris, undated (1955), 210x280mm, 21 sheets, plastic spiral binding, photographs on boards, title and architect's name on cover. 22 original silver prints, three of which represent the model, one an interior view and 18 reproductions of plans. A polytechnic architect, Urbain Cassan took part in an impressive number of large-scale projects and constructions, including the Tour Montparnasse, the reconstruction of Le Havre (with Auguste Perret), numerous railway stations (from 1922), hospitals and hospital complexes (Lille 1937), university and administrative buildings. The buildings have been remodeled and now house the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris. Two volumes (100136)