Relations in Architecture : Writings and Buildings / August Sarnitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sarnitz, August, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectural Photography.

Archtiectural Theory.

Housing.

Interieur.

Urbanism.

Local Subjects:

Architectural Photography.

Archtiectural Theory.

Housing.

Interieur.

Urbanism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Der Titel des Buches setzt die beiden Tätigkeitsfelder, das Bauen und das Schreiben, des Architekten, Architekturhistorikers und Theoretikers August Sarnitz in eine wechselseitige Beziehung: im Schreiben entsteht der Kontext zum Gebauten – so wie das Bauen im Kontext des Geschriebenen steht. Eben diesem Wechselspiel folgt auch der Aufbau des Buches: einem Essay über Architekturgeschichte und Big Data folgen drei Aufsätze zu den Themen Städtebau, sozialem Wohnbau und der Fiktion des Raums. Auch einige prägende Wiener Architekten treten auf: Frank, Kiesler, Hollein und Prix. Die Themen Wohnen, Design und Möbel werden mit eigenen Projekten von Sarnitz illustriert; am Ende widmet sich das Buch der Architekturfotografie, die für Sarnitz als Publizisten große Bedeutung hat.

The title of the book sets the two fields of activity pursued by the architect, architectural historian and theorist August Sarnitz – building and writing – in a reciprocal relation: the context to what has been built emerges in the process of writing, just as the context to what has been written emerges in the process of building. The structure of the book follows precisely this reciprocity: an essay about architectural history and Big Data is followed by three on the topics of urban development, social housing, and the fiction of space. A number of influential Viennese architects appear as well: Frank, Kiesler, Hollein and Prix. The topics of housing, design and furniture are all illustrated with Sarnitz’s own projects; the end of the book is dedicated to architectural photography, which is especially important to Sarnitz in his capacity as publicist. The richly illustrated book is the first to document Sarnitz’s work as author, designer, exhibition designer, architect and photographer.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

New Historiography and Big Data History

Social Housing

Boundless Urbanism: Modern and Postmodern Situations

Transformations

The Fiction of Space: On projection differences: Spatial envelope, spatial plan, spatial form, plan libre, white cube, dark room, art space

Case Study: The Private House

Four Approaches from Vienna: Josef Frank, Friedrich Kiesler, Hans Hollein, Wolf D. Prix

Furniture and Installations

Emigration – The Loss of Everyday Life: Ernst Lichtblau and Ernst A. Plischke

Architectural Photography – And an Album of Photographs

Biography

Index

List of Illustrations

Imprint

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

3-0356-1878-X

OCLC:

1154534485