Essays on Architecture and City Planning
Czech, Hermann; Feiersinger, Elise (TRN)
ISBN 10: 3038600202 ISBN 13: 9783038600206
Published by Park Books, 2019
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- Hermann Czech is an internationally renowned Austrian architect and critic
- This is the first collection of Czech's essays published in English
Hermann Czech belongs to the small group of architects that are equally prolific in theory and design. Over the course of six decades, he has created a much recognised body of built work and projects and also developed an architectural theory based on profound knowledge of philosophy and architectural history. His writings enable a clearer understanding of the built environment and thereby a sound basis for decisions affecting its future.
Czech grapples with local and universal topics and spars with his colleague and fellow compatriot Hans Hollein. He analyses mannerism and calls attention to underestimated works of architecture. He delves as well into questions addressed by intellectuals and, like them, maintains an ambivalent relationship to modernism, and he makes a strong call to embrace reason over style. Czech also applies his profound knowledge of the works of Hegel, Kant, Wittgenstein, and Adorno to pressing architectural topics. Moreover, he recognises that architects often lack the basic framework necessary for meaningful discourse.
About the Author: Hermann Czech, born 1936, lives and works as an architect and architectural publicist and critic in Vienna.
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Title: Essays on Architecture and City Planning
Publisher: Park Books
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New