Dr. Rudolf Klein is a theoretician and historian of modern architecture. His special interest is the link between architecture and ideas; the interaction of civilizations in the field of architecture, (19th century Orientalism, Japanese influence on 20th century western modernism, Judaism's influence on modernism), architecture and ethnic or confessional identity in the 19th and 20th centuries. He is author of eight and co-author of three books in the field of architectural history of modern times. He has published over 40 reviewed papers. He teaches at Szent István University, Ybl Miklós Faculty of Architecture, Budapest.
If you do not know the books of Dr. Rudolf Klein, here is just the last three:
1. The Great Synagogue of Budapest, Budapest : Terc Publishers, 2008, In Hungarian: A Dohány utcai zsinagóga, Budapest : Terc, 2008
2. Synagogues in Hungary 1782-1918 – Genealogy, Typology and Architectural Significance, Budapest : Terc Publishers, 2017
3. Metropolitan Jewish Cemeteries of the 19th and 20th Centuries in Central and Eastern Europe – A Comparative Study, ICOMOS + Landesdenkmalamt Berlin, Imhof Verlag; Berlin, 2018
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https://klein.rudolf.ymmf.hu/indexen.html