Theo Hotz, architecture 1949-2002 / Hubertus Adam, Ulrike Jehle-Schulte Strathaus, Philip Ursprung ; [translation, Lynnette Widder, Catherine Kerkhoff-Saxon, Catherine Schelbert ; assistant translators, Robin Benson ... [and others]].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adam, Hubertus, 1959-

Contributor:

Hotz, Theo, 1928-

Jehle-Schulte Strathaus, Ulrike.

Ursprung, Philip.

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Hotz, Theo, 1928---Criticism and interpretation.

Hotz, Theo.

Hotz, Theo, 1928---Art collections.

Hotz, Theo, 1928-.

Architecture--Switzerland--20th century.

Architecture.

Art museums.

Criticism and interpretation.

Switzerland.

Physical Description:

367 pages : illustrations (some color), plans, portrait ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Baden : Lars Müller, 2003.

Language Note:

English and German.

Summary:

Swiss architect Theo Hotz has been raising large, industrial and institutional structures since 1949. Working predominantly within the Swiss landscape, he has been in the international spotlight since 1988, when the American institute of Architects presented him with the international R. S. Reynolds Memorial Award. Of late, he has received acclaim for his spectacular glass buildings, notably his 12,000-square-meter addition to the Basel Trade Fair complex--home of Art Basel--and also such structures as the Swiss Post Office and Telecom Building, the AMPA National Material Testing Institute in St. Gallen, and various industrial and urban development projects in Vienna and Stuttgart. Over the course of his long career. Hotz has helped to shape Swiss architecture; but his work with Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, and Renzo Piano are evidence of strong international links. This publication provides a long overdue base from which to discuss his continuous flow of work. Theo Hotz contains a complete record of the architect's projects from 1949 to the present, an exemplary analysis of his work by Hubertus Adam, and an essay by Philip Ursprung that uses Hotz's spectacular art collection to draw conclusions about his architectural oeuvre. 600 illustrations

Contents:

From the Periphery to the Center

The Path of the Architect Theo Hotz / Von der Peripherie ins Stadtzentrum

Der Weg des Architekten Theo Hotz / Hubertus Adam 13

Precision in Detail and the Fascination of Magnitude 14 Buildings between 1954 and 2002 / Prazision im Detail und Faszination der Grosse

14 Bauten zwischen 1954 und 2002 / Hubertus Adam 23

Both sides of the coin: Looking at the Hotz Collection / Beide Seiten der Medaille: Ein Blick auf die Sammlung Hotz / Philip Ursprung 179

Format Hotz / Ulrike Jehle-Schulte Strathaus 197

Texts by Theo Hotz / Texte von Theo Hotz

Architectural ideas cannot develop without a knowledge of art / Ohne Wissen um die Kunst keine Entwicklung architektonischer Ideen 215

Exercises in style are not our passion / Stilubungen liegen mu nicht am Herzen 218

Building as a cultural and political task / Bauen als kulturelle und politische Aufgabe 220

Selected Buildings and Projects / Ausgewahlter Bauten and Projekte 231.

Notes:

Texts by Theo Hotz include "Architectural ideas cannot develop without a knowledge of art," "Exercises in style are not our passion," and "Building as a cultural and political task."

"Work list": p. 329.

ISBN:

3037780029

OCLC:

51770694