Hans Scharoun, 1893-1972 : outsider of modernism. / txt
Eberhad Syring, Jörg C. Kirschenmann.
- 96 p. ill. (some col.) ; map ; 23 cm. book
Includes bibliographical references (p. 96).
Contents: 6 Introduction -- 18 Post office at the station -- 20 Studies of buildings -- 24 Transportable timber house -- 26 House at the WeiBenhof housing estate -- 30 Weite House -- 32 Hostel -- 38 Apartment building -- 40 Siemensstadt housing estate -- 44 Schminke House -- 50 Mattern House -- 52 Baensch House -- 54 Visionary Sketches -- 56 Basic primary and secondary school -- 58 Kassel National Theatre -- 60 Romeo and Juliet housing estate -- 62 Charlottenburg Nord housing estate -- 66 Geschwister Scholl School -- 70 Philharmonic -- 78 School building -- 80 German Embassy -- 82 National Library -- 86 Municipal Theatre -- 90 German Maritime Museum -- 92 Life and work -- 95 Map of Germany -- 96 Bibliography and credits --
German architect Hans Scharoun (1893-1972) studied and practiced architecture his entire adult life but did not build a major building until 1963 when his impressive Berlin Philharmonie finally came to life. Scharoun's sculptural designs were influenced by the Expressionist and Kubst und Werk circles in which he mingled, but his dramatic designs were highly singular and among the best of his generation --
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Scharoun, Hans 1893-1972 --Criticism and interpretation.