Architektur Jahrbuch/Architecture in Germany 2000 (Dam Yearbook) (English and German Edition) - Softcover

Wang, Wilfried; Meseure, Anna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3791323814 ISBN 13: 9783791323817

Publisher: Prestel Pub, 2001

Synopsis

Architectural utopias of yesterday and today is the central theme of this well-illustrated foray into the political, technological, and aesthetic aspects of urban design. Carefully selected buildings clearly show how today's architects have confronted the utopian challenge. A detailed analysis shows the liberating power of contemporary architectural visionaries, complete with the full social and cultural context of their creations.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Essays by celebrated designers Steven Holl, Marcel Meili, and Nikolaus Hirsch demonstrate that utopian visions reflect not only specific social traditions, but also the architectural backgrounds of the authors themselved. Futuristic ideas also characterize the buildings section of this volume, which reviews the exceptional designs for the Expo 2000 in Hanover. This volume includes related topics such as the hanging houses of Heinz Rasch, Hans Scharoun's architectural fantasies, and Archigram's brave new world.

About the Author:

The Editors Wilfried Wang is a professor of architecture at Harvard University. He was director of the Deutsches Architektur Museum in Frankfurt am Main until May 2000, and works as an architect and architectual critic in Berlin. Anna Meseure is a curator at the Deutsches Architektur-Museum in Frankfurt am Main.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prestel Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 3791323814
• ISBN 13: 9783791323817
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192