This publication brings together a wide selection of texts and illustrations from the modernist journals 'Das Neue Frankfurt' and 'Die neue Stadt', which were published between 1926 and 1933. The contributions document the movement for innovation in architecture, urban planning and design during the Weimar Republic. Key themes include the 'New Building' movement, social housing, rational interior design, standardisation, modern furniture design, industrial production and the relationship between art, architecture and society. The international avant-garde, modern photography, film, theatre and art education are also covered. With contributions from, amongst others, Ernst May, Walter Gropius, Mart Stam, Marcel Breuer, Adolf Behne and Grete Schütte-Lihotzky, the book offers a historical overview of the ideas and projects that shaped modernism in Germany and beyond. The numerous illustrations and the index of persons make this publication a valuable source of documentation for the history of the 'Nieuwe Bouwen' movement and functionalism. (AI-generated content description)