Scope of Total Architecture

ISBN-13: 9781032181110 / Miękka / 2023 / 186 str.

Walter Gropius

Opis

Originally published in 1956, this book provides a non-technical analysis of contemporary building by on the of the world’s greatest architects. Published a few years after the end of WW2, it was an inspiring and constructive picture of what kind of living could lie ahead for Western industrial society.

Spis treści

Part 1: Education of Architects and Designers 1. Approach 2. My Conception of the Bauhaus Idea 3. Is There Science in Design? 4. Blueprint of an Architect’s Education Part 2: The Contemporary Architect 5. Appraisal of the Development of Modern Architecture 6. Archaeology or Architecture for Contemporary Buildings? 7. The Architect Within Our Industrial Society 8. Architect – Servant or Leader? Part 3: Planning and Housing 9. CIAM 1928-1953 10. Sociological Premises for the Minimum Dwelling of Urban Industrial Populations 11. Houses, Walk-Ups or High-Rise Apartment Blocks? 12. Organic Neighbourhood Planning 13. Problems of the ‘Core’ (Community Centre) 14. Housing Industry 15. A Way Out of the Housing Confusion Part 4: Scope of Total Architecture.

O autorze

Walter Gropius was one of the pioneers of Modernist Architecture and the founder of the Bauhaus School.