Architecture in Austria: A Survey of the 20th Century [Hardcover]

Architektur Zentrum Wien (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 12, 1999

This text provides a chronological presentation of 20th century Austrian architecture in English. Autria's architecture in the 20th century is many sided, from Otto Wagner to Hans Hollein and Adolf Krischanitz. Using over 100 selected buildings the roots, traditions and conditions from which Austrian architecture has developed are made accessible. A concise overview of building activities in the 20th century is conveyed, using over 900 documents, largely unpublished photographs and sketches, drawings and model. Austria's contribution to contemporary architecture is also highlighted.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

From an exhibition mounted by the Architektur Zentrum Wien comes a handsomely produced, visually compelling catalog depicting 100 Austrian buildings. An inexhaustible wealth of photographs, plans, and elevations invites the reader to revel in this country's contribution to the built environment in the 20th century. However, a thematic organization that may have succeeded on the gallery floor seems loose and arbitrary when transferred to book format. The brief text is addressed only to those already well versed in the course of modern movements and theories. The later decades are over-represented, and the most significant architects are not made to stand out from lesser talents. An appendix offers architects' biographies, but a detailed table of contents doesn't compensate for the irritating absence of an index. These weaknesses aside, this is warmly recommended for academic libraries and collections specializing in architecture.
-David Soltesz, Cuyahoga Cty. P.L., Parma, OH Arnold, Dorothea (text) & Bruce White (photogs.).
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 333 pages
• Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel; 1 edition (April 12, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3764360313
• ISBN-13: 978-3764360313
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.2 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,190,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)