9. Facade of Schocken Department Store, Chemnitz, Germany, by Erich Mendelsohn, 1928-30 (from Architectural Forum 86 no. 5 (May 1947): 73). In Hitchcock and Johnson's book the caption beneath the facade view reads: "Startling ribbon windows made possible by cantilever construction. Wall surfaced with stone plaques. The set-backs required by building laws give an unfortunate stepped effect, as in New York skyscrapers."