Peter Behrens (1868-1940) was Germany's foremost architect in the early 20th century, as well as a painter and designer. His buildings greatly influenced the architecture of the next generation in Europe. Peter Behrens was born in Hamburg on April 14,...

By Stanford Anderson. London: MIT Press. 1999, [pound]41.50 Although they dominated the scene a century ago, Peter Behrens and contemporaries such as Olbrich and van de Velde seem so remote to us now that it is hard to imagine, let alone empathize...

Although he lives in Brooklin, Maine, Peter Behrens was in the other Brooklyn one recent day. The night before, he had been the guest of honor and had read from his new book "The Law of Dreams" at a party in New York City....