Ernst Wasmuth Verlag

The themes of architecture, archaeology, art and design are the key topics of the publishing house, which was established in Berlin in 1872.

Early in the company history, Wasmuth began to publish two magazines, Der Städtebau (Urban development) and Architektur des XX.

The publisher continued to focus on the fields of architecture, art and archeology, to which it now added scientific works and illustrated books.

That included, for example, the autobiography of Hans Bernd Gisevius, an avid leader of Nazi injustice, who later became a resistance member by its own account.

The company prospects suffered in West Germany after 1945 to 1961 when new editions of earlier publications created larger readerships.

The company hired noted photographers to visit countries around the world and produced high quality reproductions of the finished products.

Wasmuth's periodical Architecture of the 20th Century is a valuable source of imagery for turn-of the century German architecture