Michael y Margot Loewe en el nacimiento de las vanguardias.

Despite extensive studies on the Modern Movement and Avant-Garde debates, this research highlights the overlooked contributions of architect Michael Loewe (1871–1955) and his daughter, artist Margot Loewe (1905–1974), in shaping early 20th-century vanguard movements. Their works reveal how intergenerational collaboration between technique, art, and industry fostered innovative spaces and living models. Analyzing Loewe’s Berlin-based projects from 1907 to 1933—ranging from residential buildings to housing complexes—the study identifies two key phases: a pre-WWI era marked by geometric simplicity influenced by Neoclassicism, and an interwar period embracing Neue Sachlichkeit principles, integrating landscape and new technologies. Loewe’s early modernist commitments sparked both admiration among supporters of Neues Bauen and political backlash from opponents. His advocacy for Neue Objectivität, alongside his daughter’s Bauhaus studies (1929–1933), underscores their shared vision, blending subjective artistic expression with functional design. The research situates their work within Berlin’s dynamic cultural shift from tradition to modernity, offering a nuanced lens on the avant-garde’s social and technical dimensions.

Loewe Baranger, S. Michael y Margot Loewe en el nacimiento de las vanguardias. https://doi.org/10.5821/dissertation-2117-95050