Following Mr. Death: Two Architectural Investigations of Auschwitz
Robert Van Pelt
Monday, 15 Nov 1999 at 8:00 am – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Robert-Jan Van Pelt is the coauthor of Auschwitz: 1270 to the Present which won the 1996 National Jewish Book Award. The book examines the ties between the unremarkable Polish town of Auschwitz, and the concentration camp which was built in its suburbs. He is Professor of Cultural History, Architecture School, University of Waterloo, Canada, and author of Architectural Principles in the Age of Historicism. From the Lectures Program archive.
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