Hugo Haring [Hardcover]

Peter Blundell Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 19, 1999

Although he built relatively little, Haring was a key figure of the Modern Movement.

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Language Notes

Text: English, German

About the Author

Peter Blundell Jones, professor of architecture at the University of sheffield, has long been concerned with the organic movement in architecture and has written extensively about it, including a substantial work on Hans Scharoun. The present book is not just a biography of Haring, but an unusually detailed analysis of his architectural work, including many unbuilt projects which have never before been published. It also includes an account of Haring's theory, with translated extracts from his many writings. Through setting Haring within his historical context, and differentiating his position from figures such as Mies, Le Corbusier and Hannes Meyer, Peter Blundell Jones suggests a radical reframing of the early Modern Movement. He was aided in the development of the book by Haring's personal assistant in the late years, Margot Aschenbrenner, who was trained as a philosopher.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Axel Menges (October 19, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3930698919
• ISBN-13: 978-3930698912
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,590,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An architect brought in from the dark, December 3, 1999

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Jeremy C Alam (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hugo Haring (Hardcover)

This is a highly informative exploration of an architect who is still relatively unknown to the English speaking world. Haring was the father of the modern German organic tradition in architecture, and without a knowledge of his ideas an understanding of the architecture of Scharoun, Behnisch, and Fehling and Gogel - among others - cannot be properly had. This book is written in Blundell Jones' usual highly entertaining and conceptually-focussed way; I was especially impressed by his co-presentation of large tracts of Haring's writings with a helpful running analysis. Impressive also are the startling insights of Margot Aschenbrenner. Also illuminating is the revelation of Haring influences such as Oswald Spengler and Leo Frobenius. Many previously unpublished drawings are included. I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in modern architecture, and particularly in 'the other tradition' which is usually represented only by such figures as Wright and Aalto.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More and Larger Images of Plans, Drawings and Photos, January 30, 2007

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J. Stewart (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hugo Haring (Hardcover)

I just received my book today and was disappointed in the size and amount of the images of Haring's work. I was enticed by the great image on the cover, but the book is primarily text and small black and white plans that are hard to read. I am sure the text will be interesting but I am a real picture person and was sad to need my magnifying glass to discover Haring's work.