A pioneer of architectural history Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897-2000) entered the modernist
canon with her Frankfurt Kitchen. She is also considered a pioneer of social architecture a
women's rights activist and last but not least a heroine of the resistance to the Nazi
dictatorship. In this book available in English for the first time recent research in the
fields of art history contemporary history pedagogy and gender studies provides a nuanced
picture of Schütte-Lihotzky whose estate is archived at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
The volume explores her rich architectural oeuvre her transnational experiences and
professional networks her political development as a Communist and her current reception. It
breaks through the mythology to present a rounded picture of Schütte-Lihotzky an icon of
architectural history. First comprehensive publication on Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky in English
Cross-disciplinary research contributions by renowned authors foreword by Juliet Kinchin
Illuminates Schütte-Lihotzky's fascinating work alongside the Frankfurt Kitchen
