Jacques Schader, Architekt : Freudenberg 1959 ; a masterpiece of European architecture = Ein Meisterwerk der europäischen Architektur / Claude Lichtenstein, Marc Schwarz ; [text, Claude Lichtenstein ; English translation: Maureen Oberli-Turner].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lichtenstein, Claude.

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Schader, Jacques, 1917-2007.

Schader, Jacques.

Kantonsschule Freudenberg in Zürich-Enge.

Architecture--Switzerland--20th century.

Architecture.

Switzerland.

Physical Description:

approximately 120 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 13 x 15 cm + 1 DVD (35 min. : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 plan (color ; 44 x 48 cm, folded to 11 x 12 cm)

Other Title:

Masterpiece of European architecture

Meisterwerk der europäischen Architektur

Place of Publication:

Wettingen : Lars Müller, 2003.

Language Note:

In English and German.

Summary:

A DVD (duration 65'55") and a book introduce a fascinating work of architecture: the Freudenberg High School in Zurich, Switzerland (architect: Jacques Schader, 1959). The outstanding characteristic of the complex is the multifarious communicating structure that connects the individual sections. It is strong and sensitive at one and the same time: a clearly defined square, inserted firmly but gently into the valuable wooded estate of an old villa park, resulting in a fascinating balance of concentration and spaciousness, of strictness and transparency, of a resolute sense of order and lightness. The elements: promenade ramps, layered volumes, smooth surfaces, interacting spatial sequences. The result: the tectonics of a modern acropolis. The origins of the architecture of the 1960s are articulated in this complex, in a condition in which its elements are not readily available constituents of a repertoire but genuine parts of a new whole.

Contents:

Freudenberg / Freudenberg 8

The Assignment / Die Aufgabe 20

The Ramps / Rampen 26

Erratic Boulders / Findlinge 34

Spatial Joints / Raumgelenke 36

The Ramp / Rampe 38

Plateau / Plateau 42

The Test Pavilion / Versuchspavillon 48

The Hall / Halle 50

Classroom Floor / Obergeschoss 54

Art Rooms and Classrooms / Zeichensale und Klassenzimmer 58

Bucheggplatz / Bucheggplatz 64

The Plateau / Plateau 70

Load-Bearing Structure / Tragwerk 78

Rhythmisation / Rhythmisierung 80

Entrance to the Commercial School / Eintritt Wirtschaftsgymnasium 82

1st Floor Gallery / Galerie 1. OG 88

Light Shafts / Lichthofe 92

Sash Window / Schiebefenster 94

Bridge/Flight of Steps / Brucke/Freitreppe 96

Ascending Flight of Steps / Aufstieg Freitreppe 98

Access from Bederstrasse / Zugang Bederstrasse 100

Staircase, Natural Sciences Wing / Treppenhaus Naturwissenschaften 102

Access Corridor, Natural Sciences Wing / Erschliessungskorridor Naturwissenschaften 104

Condor Film / Condor Film 112

Spatial Joint, Exterior View / Raumgelenk Aussen 114

Gyms Wing / Turnhallentrakt 120

Access Gallery / Erschliessungsgalerie 122

Gyms / Turnhallen 132

Details/Whole / Details/Ganzes 134

Assembly Hall / Aula 138

OutDoor Theatre / Aussentheater 146

Assembly Hall / Aula 152

Theatre / Theater 154

Unexpected Episode: Appreciation from a Pupil / Unerwartete Episode: Schulerlob 160

The Challenge of Architecture / Architektur Als Anspruch 161

Schader House, Schwerzenbach / Haus Schader, Schwerzenbach 164

Picture Postcards/Super-Symbols / Postkarten-Bilder/Superzeichen 168

Freudenberg

A Happy Incidence of Dialogic Architecture / Freudenberg Als Glucksfall Einer Dialogischen Architektur 175

Competition/Project Development / Wettbewerb/Projektentwicklung 176.

Notes:

Accompanying CD-ROM is in PAL format.

ISBN:

3907078616

OCLC:

53020877