Walter Gropius

Scope of Total Architecture

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1956, this book provides a non-technical analysis of contemporary building by on the of the world's greatest architects. Published a few years after the end of WW2, it was an inspiring and constructive picture of what kind of living could lie ahead for Western industrial society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9781032181110
• ISBN-10: 1032181117
• Artikelnr.: 69032802

Autorenporträt

Walter Gropius was one of the pioneers of Modernist Architecture and the founder of the Bauhaus School.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Education of Architects and Designers 1. Approach 2. My Conception
of the Bauhaus Idea 3. Is There Science in Design? 4. Blueprint of an
Architect's Education Part 2: The Contemporary Architect 5. Appraisal of
the Development of Modern Architecture 6. Archaeology or Architecture for
Contemporary Buildings? 7. The Architect Within Our Industrial Society 8.
Architect - Servant or Leader? Part 3: Planning and Housing 9. CIAM
1928-1953 10. Sociological Premises for the Minimum Dwelling of Urban
Industrial Populations 11. Houses, Walk-Ups or High-Rise Apartment Blocks?
12. Organic Neighbourhood Planning 13. Problems of the 'Core' (Community
Centre) 14. Housing Industry 15. A Way Out of the Housing Confusion Part 4:
Scope of Total Architecture.