Adolf Loos, který na přelomu století svou kritikou současné kultury „literárně“ zboural zastaralé stavby historismu, by dnes asi dostal titul guru lifestylu. Jeho životní styl byl svobodný a přijímající podněty z celého. Pro tehdy jen malý okruh přátel a umělců byl hvězdným architektem.
Objevte bohatství Wagnerových projektů, od impozantní budovy vídeňské Poštovní spořitelny až po brilantní kostel sv. Leopolda ve Steinhofu, jednu z nejdůležitějších církevních staveb ve stylu art nouveau na světě, na pozadí politických, ekonomických a společenských událostí jeho doby. Tento pronikavý přehled obsahuje i mapu s nejslavnějšími projekty architekta a nové, aktuální snímky od mistrů fotografie, jako je například Keiiči Tahara.
Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) fuhr zweispännig in die Ruhmeshalle der Wiener Moderne ein. Als erfolgreicher Architekt baute er eines der Hauptwerke des Secessionismus, das Palais Stoclet in Brüssel, und als Mitbegründer der Wiener Werkstätte und Designer – er selbst nannte sich „Entwerfer“ – war er maßgeblich beteiligt an einem künstlerischen Reformprogramm, das Handwerk und Kunst versöhnen und Alltagsgegenstände in Kunst verwandeln wollte. Er propagierte das Ideal des „Raumkünstlers“, der im Streben nach dem Gesamtkunstwerk von der großbourgeoisen Villa über komplette Wohnungs- und Ladeneinrichtungen bis zum Essbesteck alles entwarf und jedes Detail eines Interieurs bedachte. Stark beeinflusst von der englischen Arts-and-Crafts-Bewegung, gelangte Hoffmann durch radikale Reduktion der formalen Mittel zu einem geometrisch-strengen, schmucklosen und modernen Stil, bei dem die Funktionalität immer im Vordergrund stand. Viele seiner Entwürfe für Haushaltswaren werden auch heute noch produziert. Dieser Einführungsband zeichnet Hoffmanns künstlerischen Werdegang nach und stellt anhand seiner wichtigsten Bauten und Entwürfe ein Werk vor, das mit seiner konsequenten Formabstraktion der Moderne entscheidende Impulse gab.
At once a realist and a visionary, an architect and a builder, Otto Wagner innovated a new era in building-making. Born in Vienna, the visionary architect made his presence felt-he pioneered the use of materials like glass, steel, and aluminum, in a ceaseless experimentation with form that would come to redefine Viennese structural identity...
Intense urban development and consistent modernisation have marked the last three decades in Vienna. This new architectural guide with its essays on urban culture, urban renewal and urban spaces is a reflection of this process. Approximately 300 objects are presented in the book's main part by means of texts, photos and plans, each building localized and easy to find on the accompanying maps. This new guide will prove itself ideal both as a handy accompaniment on city strolls and as a reference work on new Viennese Architecture, and in that it offers an insight into the city's Architectural Institutions and selected restaurants, cafés and bars. TOC: From the contents: Three essays by August Sarnitz, Matthias Boeckl and Reinhard Seiß / selected architectural tours / 300 buildings and their construction / Vienna's Architectural Institutions / architect-designed restaurants, cafés and bars / index of the buildings presented
Widely regarded as one of the most significant prophets of modern architecture, Adolf Loos (1870-1933) was a star in his own time, known throughout Vienna as an outspoken, audacious dandy and moralist who defied the establishment and repudiated the popular and ornamental Vienna Secession style. His work not only represented the beginning of Modernism, with its stark, unornamented style, but also revolutionized architecture by introducing the concept of "spatial plan" architecture, which allowed for economizing space by designating room sizes and heights based on their purposes. Loos also published numerous essays during his lifetime, the most notable of which is the oft-misunderstood "Ornament and Crime."
Meet modernist trailblazer Josef Hoffmann, a pivotal character in European aesthetics who pioneered the Viennese Secession and the Wiener Werkstatte. The Austrian mastermind introduced a brave, new minimalism that continues to inspire architecture and design to this day, from monochrome interior schemes to the cutlery on our table.
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.
