Kunsthistorie / kunst- og designstiler fra ca. 1900
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Cities are constantly changing. What often remains are the cellars as parts of buildings that exist underground, which are less exposed to the pressures of modernisation and …
After the success of Unbuildable Tatlin?!, a book is now available on Friedrich Kiesler’s visionary “Endless House”, which was only ever realized in the form of a model. It …
Karl Schwanzer, der 2018 einhundert Jahre alt geworden wäre, ist aus der Architektur- und Zeitgeschichte Österreichs nicht wegzudenken. Seine Bauten, etwa das …
Wie wohnt es sich im vielgelobten 1970er-Jahre-Architektenhaus? „Die Speisekammer ist gelungen ..." Was steckt hinter dem Fassadenwechsel der ehrwürdigen Bank? „Erst nach Herberts …
Kolo Moser was one of the most important universal artists in fin-de-siècle Vienna and is one of the leading representatives of Art Nouveau. His oeuvre includes painting, graphics, …
Jože Plecnik (1872–1957) studierte bei Otto Wagner in Wien. 1911 übernahm er den Lehrstuhl von Jan Kotera in Prag. Seine Wiener Bauten sind Landmarken, in Prag wurde er zum …
Stepped terraced houses as alternative The stepped terraced house is a type of building that meets modern housing requirements: it is economical and offers ample living space with …
Materiality is a recurring and central issue in architecture. This book explains how materials are "constructed", how they become cultural substances. Metamorphism investigates the …
As founder of the Bauhaus school, Walter Gropius (1883–1969) is one of the icons of 20the century architecture. While his early buildings in Pomerania were still strongly marked by …
Friedrich Kiesler – the visionary Friedrich Kiesler – Life Visions introduces a visionary of the Viennese Moderne movement. The artist, designer, architect, stage designer, and …