University at Buffalo
Associate Professor and Interim Chair of Architecture at the University at Buffalo; author of Hitler at Home and Where Are The Women Architects?
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Despina Stratigakos
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FROM Despina Stratigakos
Design and Architecture
Hitler at Home Adolf Hitler started a World War and caused the deaths of millions. But during his rise to power in the 1930's, global news outlets seemed enthralled with the charismatic leader's home interiors. It turns out Nazi propagandists used interior design and aesthetic taste to sell Hitler to the world.
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