More Than Bauhaus

Author : Regina Stephan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3887785606

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More Than Bauhaus by Regina Stephan Pdf

In 2003 Tel Aviv became a UNESCO World Heritage site. On this occasion Tel Aviv was described as a "synthetic representation of some of the most significant trends of the Modern Movement in architecture, as it developed in Europe". Today the "White City" in Tel Aviv with its some 4, 000 buildings from the 1920s and 1930s is renowned as the largest collection of so-called Bauhaus buildings in the world. What does it mean that the architects of these projects arrived from all over Europe, and only six of them were Bauhaus alumni? Over recent decades the word Bauhaus has become synonymous with modernity in art, design and architecture. Often disregarding the original intentions of the School, founded in 1919 and closed in 1933, it serves as a label for all kinds of merchandise. Among them architecture is the most prominent. But, what is Bauhaus? And, is there such a thing as a specific Bauhaus architecture? In search of an answer to these crucial questions, students from Germany, Israel and Austria studied the original Bauhaus buildings in Dessau, Germany, before traveling to Tel Aviv, Israel to undertake further research. For them, the question remained: Bauhaus or not? (Klappentext).

Author : Resi Schwarzbauer,Chris Bell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : Artists
ISBN : 0648957411

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Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack by Resi Schwarzbauer,Chris Bell Pdf

Biography of emigré artist Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

Author : Nahoum Cohen
Publisher : Ellipsis Arts
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2001-06-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1841660655

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Bauhaus Tel Aviv by Nahoum Cohen Pdf

In the 1930s the International Style was introduced into what was then Palestine by young immigrant architects, many of whom had trained at the Bauhaus and were escaping, with their families, from Nazism. The best-known was a late arrival, Erich Mendelsohn, who was working prolifically in Tel Aviv in the 1940s. Their fresh approach was swiftly accepted, displacing the orientalising, art-nouveau-influenced styles that had previously been attempted. The ideals of modernity found ready acceptance and the desire to build a new society, not influenced by older European traditions, caught on -- many thousands of Bauhaus-inspired designs were built in both Jewish and Arab cities. Tel Aviv was planned by Patrick Geddes as a 'Garden City'. This proved a particularly fertile context for the new designs using simple geometry, sitting on small, regular parcels of land. The buildings used reinforced concrete or simple plastered block construction and had open plans, roofs that provided liveable space, free elevations and strip windows. This guide provides an illustrated gazeteer to around one hundred of the best surviving Bauhaus buildings in the city, a collection that comprises one of the most developed examples of the modernist project.

Author : Frances Ambler
Publisher : Ilex Press
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781781576588

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The Story of the Bauhaus by Frances Ambler Pdf

Now 100 years old, the Bauhaus still looks just as fresh today as it did when it began. It was a place to experiment and embrace a new creative freedom. Thanks to this philosophy, the Bauhaus still shapes the world around us. Trace The Story of the Bauhaus through the 100 personalities, designs, ideas and events that shaped this monumental movement. Learn about leaders Paul Klee, Walter Gropius, Anni Albers and Wassily Kandinsky; witness groundbreaking events and wild parties that would revolutionise contemporary design; and discover a range of innovative ideas and new ways of thinking.

Author : Elizabeth Otto
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780262381024

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Haunted Bauhaus by Elizabeth Otto Pdf

An investigation of the irrational and the unconventional currents swirling behind the Bauhaus's signature sleek surfaces and austere structures. The Bauhaus (1919–1933) is widely regarded as the twentieth century's most influential art, architecture, and design school, celebrated as the archetypal movement of rational modernism and famous for bringing functional and elegant design to the masses. In Haunted Bauhaus, art historian Elizabeth Otto liberates Bauhaus history, uncovering a movement that is vastly more diverse and paradoxical than previously assumed. Otto traces the surprising trajectories of the school's engagement with occult spirituality, gender fluidity, queer identities, and radical politics. The Bauhaus, she shows us, is haunted by these untold stories. The Bauhaus is most often associated with a handful of famous artists, architects, and designers—notably Paul Klee, Walter Gropius, László Moholy-Nagy, and Marcel Breuer. Otto enlarges this narrow focus by reclaiming the historically marginalized lives and accomplishments of many of the more than 1,200 Bauhaus teachers and students (the so-called Bauhäusler), arguing that they are central to our understanding of this movement. Otto reveals Bauhaus members' spiritual experimentation, expressed in double-exposed “spirit photographs” and enacted in breathing exercises and nude gymnastics; their explorations of the dark sides of masculinity and emerging female identities; the “queer hauntology” of certain Bauhaus works; and the role of radical politics on both the left and the right—during the school's Communist period, when some of the Bauhäusler put their skills to work for the revolution, and, later, into the service of the Nazis. With Haunted Bauhaus, Otto not only expands our knowledge of a foundational movement of modern art, architecture, and design, she also provides the first sustained investigation of the irrational and the unconventional currents swirling behind the Bauhaus's signature sleek surfaces and austere structures. This is a fresh, wild ride through the Bauhaus you thought you knew.

Author : Tom Wolfe
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781429924252

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From Bauhaus to Our House by Tom Wolfe Pdf

After critiquing—and infuriating—the art world with The Painted Word, award-winning author Tom Wolfe shared his less than favorable thoughts about modern architecture in From Bauhaus to Our Haus. In this examination of the strange saga of twentieth century architecture, Wolfe takes such European architects as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, and Bauhaus art school founder Walter Gropius to task for their glass and steel box designed buildings that have influenced—and infected—America’s cities.

Author : Laura Muir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Art
ISBN : 0300254164

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Object Lessons by Laura Muir Pdf

A fresh look at the influential pedagogy and practice pioneered by the Bauhaus Founded by architect Walter Gropius (1883-1969) in 1919, the Bauhaus was the 20th century's most influential school of art, architecture, and design. After the school was shuttered under pressure from the Nazis in 1933, many Bauhaus artists brought their innovative practices and teaching methods to the United States. Gropius himself accepted a position at Harvard, where he would help establish a collection of Bauhaus material that has since grown to more than 30,000 objects--the largest such collection outside Germany. Harvard in turn became an unofficial center for the Bauhaus in America. Written by established and emerging voices in the field, the scholarship presented here expands on the special link between the two institutions, while highlighting understudied aspects of the Bauhaus, such as weaving, photography, and art made by women. Accompanied by beautiful illustrations--some of never-before-published objects--this book yields fascinating insights for Bauhaus devotees and design aficionados. Distributed for the Harvard Art Museums

Author : Xavier Girard
Publisher : Assouline Books & Gifts
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015047946986

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Bauhaus by Xavier Girard Pdf

From 1919 to 1933, in Weimar, Dessau and then Berlin, the Bauhaus (literally, "house of construction") was much more than just a professional school of a new genre--it was a modern Utopia. Painters, teaching specialists, architects, urban planners, artisans, engineers, actors, musicians, photographers and designers worked together there on a new concept of everyday life. An experimental style became dominant--bare, functional and scrupulously clear--the style of the 20th century.

Author : Ellen Lupton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1407467446

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The ABC's of [tirangle,square,circle] by Ellen Lupton Pdf

Author : Jill E. Pearlman
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0813926025

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Inventing American Modernism by Jill E. Pearlman Pdf

"In this book Jill Pearlman argues that Gropius did not effect changes alone and, further, that the Harvard Graduate School of Design was not merely an offshoot of the Bauhaus. - She offers a crucial missing piece to the story - and to the history of modern architecture - by focusing on Joseph Hudnut, the school's dean and founder."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Mateo Kries
Publisher : Assouline Publishing
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781649802026

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Bauhaus Style by Mateo Kries Pdf

Discover the fascinating world of the Bauhaus, the most influential art school of the twentieth century, and its lasting impact on modern culture. From architecture and art to design, fashion, film, and photography, the Bauhaus revolutionized interdisciplinary practices and inspired generations of artists worldwide. This community of like-minded individuals generated an enormous concentration of artistic energy and continues to shape the modern aesthetic we know today. Assouline's Style series celebrates the iconic art movements and design styles that have shaped our world. This volume, curated by respected curator Mateo Kries of the Vitra Design Museum, showcases impactful images of architecture, art, objects, graphic design, and fashion from the past 100 years, revealing the enduring modernity of Bauhaus Style. With insightful text, this book offers new perspectives and surprising insights, providing inspiration for designers of interiors, furniture, consumer products, fashion, and architecture. Experience the power of the Bauhaus and its societal critique, and discover why it remains as relevant today as it did in its revolutionary beginnings.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hatje Cantz
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3775746145

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Bauhaus 100 by Anonim Pdf

Through more than 100 structures, most of which are open to tourism, this volume makes it possible to experience the historical and architectural vestiges of the "New Architecture." Besides the famous buildings, it presents insider tips for sites to visit throughout Germany.

Author : Elaine S. Hochman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015040622253

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Bauhaus by Elaine S. Hochman Pdf

Documents the struggle of Walter Gropius and his efforts to keep his utopian vision of a school financially afloat amidst political and ideological conflicts within the faculty.

Author : Fiona MacCarthy
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780674737853

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Gropius by Fiona MacCarthy Pdf

Fiona MacCarthy challenges the image of Walter Gropius as a doctrinaire architectural rationalist, bringing out the vision and courage that carried him through a politically hostile age. Approaching the Bauhaus founder from all angles, she offers a poignant personal story, one that reexamines the urges that drove Euro-American modernism as a whole.

Author : Deborah Ascher Barnstone
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780472119905

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Beyond the Bauhaus by Deborah Ascher Barnstone Pdf

Reclaims the essential role that the city of Breslau played in the origins of aesthetic modernism in the Weimar era