Adolf Rading (1888 - 1957)

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Adolf Rading, a key figure of modernist architecture in the 1920s, primarily worked in Berlin and Breslau before emigrating in 1933 due to the rise of National Socialism. His journey took him from France to Palestine in 1936 and finally to England in 1950. This compelling study delves into the shifting contexts and projects of his exile. Rading's work exemplifies the first generation of Classical Modernism, and the author explores his architectural contributions beyond a mere chronological account. The investigation particularly focuses on his time in Palestine, a historical context of significant relevance. Unlike traditional architect monographs, this study contributes meaningfully to exile research, revealing the complexities of Rading's diverse projects. His heterogeneous body of work, marked by internal contradictions and formal innovations, reflects not only his fragmented circumstances but also enhances our understanding of the international transformation of modernism from the 1930s to the 1950s. The underlying dissertation, recognized for its scholarly merit, received the prestigious Theodor-Fischer-Preis in 2003 from the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich.