Colorful city - Neues Bauen : the architecture of Carl Krayl / edited by Gabriele Köster and Michael Stöneberg ; translation, Amy Klement and Steven Lindberg.
Contributor(s): Köster, Gabriele [editor.] | Stöneberg, Michael [editor.] | Klement, Amy [translator.] | Lindberg, Steven [translator.] | Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg [host institution.].
Series: Magdeburger Museumsschriften: 14.Publisher: Berlin : Deutscher Kunstverlag, ©2016Description: 215 pages : 270 illustrations (some color), facsimiles, plans, portraits ; 29 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783422073937.Contained works: Krayl, Carl, 1890-1947 Works. Selections.Subject(s): Krayl, Carl, 1890-1947 -- Exhibitions | Architecture -- Germany -- Magdeburg -- Exhibitions | Architectural drawing -- Exhibitions | Magdeburg (Germany) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- ExhibitionsGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: This is the first monograph on the architect Carl Krayl (1890-1947). He belonged, as did Walter Gropius and Hans Scharoun, to a small but prominent circle of German architects who were involved in all phases of High Modernism. In the Arbeitsrat für Kunst (Work Council for Art) and the Gläserne Kette (Glass Chain), he contributed to the utopian, enthusiastic new dawn of the postwar avant-garde. In 1921 Krayl followed Bruno Taut, who had just been appointed head of the building and planning authority, to Magdeburg and distinguished himself with Expressionist designs; as the leading mind behind the 'Colorful Magdeburg' campaign, his painted building facades caused a sensation at the same time. As of 1923, Krayl then turned to a functional style, and as a member of the Der Ring architects? association, became a proponent of Neues Bauen (New Building) with a reputation even beyond the region. Magdeburg's success in reinventing itself as a city of the modern movement from 1921 onward and becoming a role model for other municipalities can be attributed substantially to this ambitious and adaptable architect. Exhibition: Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg, Germany (27.10.16 - 12.02.2017).| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | NA1088.K685 A4 2016 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000013254 |
Catalog of an exhibition held at Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg, October 27, 2016-February 12, 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is the first monograph on the architect Carl Krayl (1890-1947). He belonged, as did Walter Gropius and Hans Scharoun, to a small but prominent circle of German architects who were involved in all phases of High Modernism. In the Arbeitsrat für Kunst (Work Council for Art) and the Gläserne Kette (Glass Chain), he contributed to the utopian, enthusiastic new dawn of the postwar avant-garde. In 1921 Krayl followed Bruno Taut, who had just been appointed head of the building and planning authority, to Magdeburg and distinguished himself with Expressionist designs; as the leading mind behind the 'Colorful Magdeburg' campaign, his painted building facades caused a sensation at the same time. As of 1923, Krayl then turned to a functional style, and as a member of the Der Ring architects? association, became a proponent of Neues Bauen (New Building) with a reputation even beyond the region. Magdeburg's success in reinventing itself as a city of the modern movement from 1921 onward and becoming a role model for other municipalities can be attributed substantially to this ambitious and adaptable architect. Exhibition: Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg, Germany (27.10.16 - 12.02.2017).