Karl Langer

Modern Architect and Migrant in the Australian Tropics

AvTom Avermaete

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

Fleeing Europe in 1939 for the Australian state of Queensland, the architect Karl Langer (1903-1969) found himself positioned at the very edge of both European and Australian modernism.Confronted by tropical heat and glare, the economics of affordable housing, fiercely proud regional architectural practices, and a suspicion of the foreign, Langer moulded the European language of international modernism to the unique climatic and social conditions of tropical Australia.Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, which brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked modernist architects, this book is both an examination of Langer’s work and international legacy, and also a case study in tropical modernism and the trans-global dissemination of design ideas – revealing how Langer sought to reconcile his training in international modernism with a fascination for the formal and visual languages of a regional culture, context, and climate.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-02-09
Mått:156 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt:720 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture
Antal sidor:328
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350280366

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Deborah van der Plaat is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the School of Architecture, the University of Queensland, Australia.John Macarthur is Professor of Architecture and Director of Research in the School of Architecture, the University of Queensland, Australia.

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This lavishly-illustrated volume is a fine piece of transnational architectural history writing, documenting the fascinating trajectory of a migrant architect who imported innovative ideas from cosmopolitan Vienna to the provincial Australian tropics and produced work of remarkable local sensitivity.

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List of Illustrations List of ContributorsAcknowledgements1. Introduction: Modern and Migrant Architect, Deborah van der Plaat and John Macarthur (University of Queensland Australia)2. Karl Langer and Vienna, Philip Goad (University of Melbourne, Australia), Andrew McNamara (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) and Andrew Wilson (University of Queensland, Australia)3. Australia is our fate, Fiona Gardiner and Don Watson (University of Queensland, Australia)4. Bend like bamboo: Always bounce back, Don Watson and Fiona Gardiner (University of Queensland, Australia)5. The spell of the sunny south, the urge for ‘light, sun and air.’ Karl Langer’s Australian writings, Deborah van der Plaat (University of Queensland, Australia)6. Bridging Continents: Karl Langer’s contributions to housing, Andrew Wilson (University of Queensland, Australia)7. Man about Town, Robert Riddel (University of Queensland, Australia)8. A Touch of Vienna, a Pinch of America, and a Whiff of Exoticism. Karl Langer’s Architecture for Leisure and Lifestyle in Australia, Janina Gosseye (TUDelft, The Netherlands)9. A League of His Own: Karl Langer’s Landscape Australia, Andrew Saniga (University of Melbourne, Australia)Bibliography Index