Hans Scharoun : buildings and projects / Carsten Krohn ; translation, Julian Reisenberger.
By: Krohn, Carsten [author.].
Contributor(s): Barkhofen, Eva-Maria | Akademie der Künste (Berlin, Germany).
Publisher: Basel : Birkhäuser, ©2018Description: 208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 34 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783035606911.Uniform titles: Hans Scharoun. English Subject(s): Scharoun, Hans, 1893-1972 -- Catalogs | Scharoun, Hans, 1893-1972 | 1900-1999 | Organic architecture -- Germany -- Catalogs | Architecture, German | Organic architecture | GermanyGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: Hans Scharoun is one of the most important architects of the 20th century; as a proponent of organic architecture, he created unconventional and imaginative buildings which adapt to users? needs in a dynamic way. His oeuvre includes family residences and housing estates but also encompasses the German embassy in Brazil, and urban icons such as the Berlin Philharmonie.00The book, a cooperation with Baukunstarchiv (the architecture archive) of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, documents the entire range of known completed buildings by Scharoun, including, for the first time, early works in East Prussia. The specially taken photographs by Carsten Krohn, together with the historic photographs and plans from the Hans-Scharoun-Archive offer a new overview of this expressive organic architecture.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | NA1088 .S24 A4 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000013987 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205) and index.
Hans Scharoun is one of the most important architects of the 20th century; as a proponent of organic architecture, he created unconventional and imaginative buildings which adapt to users? needs in a dynamic way. His oeuvre includes family residences and housing estates but also encompasses the German embassy in Brazil, and urban icons such as the Berlin Philharmonie.00The book, a cooperation with Baukunstarchiv (the architecture archive) of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, documents the entire range of known completed buildings by Scharoun, including, for the first time, early works in East Prussia. The specially taken photographs by Carsten Krohn, together with the historic photographs and plans from the Hans-Scharoun-Archive offer a new overview of this expressive organic architecture.