Description
Scarcely any other movement in architecture and design had such a lasting impact as the Bauhaus; indeed, for many it is synonymous with classic modernism. On the occasion of the institution’s 90th birthday this book traces the themes and the aesthetics of Bauhaus for our time. It shows twelve of the most important works of Bauhaus architecture from 1923-1930 and juxtaposes them with contemporary projects. The sensitive and careful photography by Gordon Watkinson delineate formal and conceptual connections between the classic and the new buildings and thus demonstrate the strong influence that the Bauhaus still exerts today.In this sense, the “House am Horn” in Weimar by Georg Muche and Adolf Meyer from 1923 corresponds with “House of the Present” in Munich by Allmann Sattler Wappner Architects (2005). House Tugendhat in Brno by Mies van der Rohe, a masterpiece of modern architecture, challenged traditional concepts of housing – just as the experimental House R 128 in Stuttgart by Werner Sobek (2001) did. And the German Pavilion by Mies van der Rohe in Barcelona from 1929 turns out to be a source of inspiration for the Skywood House in Denham, UK, by Graham Phillips some 70 years later.
CONTENTS
- Michael Siebenbrodt in Conversation with Gordon Watkinson: Bauhaus Architecture: Myths and Misconceptions
- Peter Cachola Schmal: From Bauhaus to Your House
- Michael Siebenbrodt in Conversation with Gordon Watkinson: Bauhaus Architecture versus “STARchitecture”
- Falk Jaeger: A Subversive Legacy
- Michael Siebenbrodt in Conversation with Gordon Watkinson: Bauhaus Architecture: Solutions for a New Century
- Gordon Watkinson: A Design Traveler
- How will we live in the future? / House am Horn, Weimar, Germany / House of the Present, Munich, Germany
- Work environments of aesthetic perfection / Director’s Office, Weimar, Germany / Law Office, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Constructed architectural manifestos / Bauhaus Building, Dessau, Germany /Federal Environmental Agency, Dessau, Germany
- The Bauhaus aesthetic becomes Bauhaus style / Masters’ Houses, Dessau, Germany / Villa Roser, Skara, Sweden
- Solutions for the housing issues of the day / Dessau-Törten Settlement, Dessau, Germany / Solar Estate, Freiburg, Germany
- Modular steel constructions for experimental living environments / Steel House, Dessau, Germany / M-Lidia House, Montagut, Spain
- Achieving variety in multistory housing / Apartment House, Weissenhof Settlement, Stuttgart, Germany / Guldbergsgade House, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Buildings shaped by their purpose / Employment Office, Dessau, Germany / Employment Office, Reutte, Austria
- Reforming schools as an architectural discipline / German Trade Union School, Bernau, Germany / Zurich International School, Wädenswil/Zurich, Switzerland
- A new building type in the past and present / Balcony Access Houses, Dessau, Germany / Student Housing, Garching/Munich, Germany
- The ideal of seamless flowing space / German Pavilion, Barcelona, Spain / Skywood House, Denham, UK
- Civilized living with a panoramic view / Villa Tugendhat, Brno, Czech Republic / House R 128, Stuttgart, Germany
231 pages, b&w ills / 24,5 x 29,5 cm / English
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