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Anton Schweighofer, one of Austria's most eminent architects, is a declared supporter of a rationalism that relates both to a traditional anonymous architecture as well as to that of the classical modern movement; a lone figure, therefore, in an architectural scene that rates sophisticated detail and glossy surfaces more highly than the radical sounding out of the typological and structural aspects of a building project. Among the projects that are presented here in detail are the 'Stadt des Kindes' in Vienna, a Children's Village in New Delhi, a Hospital in Zwettl (Lower Austria), a Research Station in the Arctic, Community Halls in Lower Austria as well as Residential Buildings in Vienna and Berlin.Discussions Schweighofer had on topics central to his work form the introduction to the book:- with Adolf Max Vogt on architecture and society- with Otto Kapfinger in structure and functionalism- with Eduard Sekler in questions of the teaching of architecture- with Bruno Reichlin on place, region and tradition- with Walter M. Chramosta and Christian Kuhn on typology and design

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Author:   Christian Kuhn
Publisher:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Edition:   2001 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   1.560kg
ISBN:  

9783211837184

ISBN 10:   3211837183
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   September 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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DI Dr. CHRISTIAN KUHN, born 1962, elementary- and grammar school in Vienna and Linz, studied Architecture at the Technical University in Vienna, Dissertation at the ETH-Zurich, has been working at the Technical University in Vienna since 1987. Since 1992 Architectural Critic for Die Presse (a daily paper), since 1995 member of the executive committee of Osterreichische Gesellschaft fur Architektur .

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