Hans Heyerdahl Hallen : Nordic Influences on Modern Architecture in South Africa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holt, Kathi, author.

Haarhoff, Errol, author.

Peters, Walter, author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Bloomsbury studies in modern architecture.

Bloomsbury studies in modern architecture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heyerdahl Hallen, Hans.

Architecture--South Africa--History--20th century.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages)

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2025.

Summary:

Traces the migrations of architect Hans Heyerdahl Hallen (1930-2022), revealing how European philosophies were fused with local vernacular practices to shape modernist architecture in South Africa.

Contents:

Foreword - Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper (Editors of UME Magazine)

1. Introduction - Hans Hallen: The Formative Years and the Laying of Foundational Experiences - Kathi Holt (QUT, Australia), Errol Haarhoff (University of Auckland, New Zealand) and Walter Peters (University of KwaZulu-Natal and Free State (UFS), South Africa)

2. Gathering Space: Scandinavian Influences and Lutheran Beliefs: Markers in the Landscape - Kathi Holt (QUT, Australia)

3. Embracing the Formal and the Vernacular: A Decade of Single-Family Dwellings - Walter Peters (University of KwaZulu-Natal and Free State (UFS), South Africa)

4. White-Washed Apartments in a Subtropical Setting: The Idea of Good Living - Walter Peters (University of KwaZulu-Natal and Free State (UFS), South Africa)

5. Mediating the Private and Social: Making Light of University Residences - Errol Haarhoff (University of Auckland, New Zealand)

6. City Making: Enhancing the Urban Experience for All - Errol Haarhoff (University of Auckland, New Zealand)

7. African Space: Courtyards and Communities - Kathi Holt (QUT, Australia)

8. Lines of Influence: Hallen's Incubator - Kathi Holt (QUT, Australia), Mira Fassler-Kamstra, and Janina Masojada (both independent architects)

9. Concluding Threads - Kathi Holt (QUT, Australia), Errol Haarhoff (University of Auckland, New Zealand) and Walter Peters (University of KwaZulu-Natal and Free State (UFS), South Africa)

Appendix

Chronology.

ISBN:

1-350-51035-1

1-350-51034-3

1-350-51033-5

OCLC:

1541774764