New German Architecture [Paperback]

Gerhard Feldmeyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 1993

The reunification of Germany has propelled the country to the forefront of the European community, and has generated an immense amount of new building projects, bringing a new focus and clarity to German architecture. This lavishly illustrated volume presents a showcase of the latest and best of these works.

The architects featured range from internationally known practitioners, such as Josef Paul Kleihues (Pre- and Early History Museum in Frankfurt), O. M. Ungers (Town Portal Buildings in Frankfurt, Baden Regional Library in Karlsruhe), Daniel Libeskind (Berlin Museum), Gottfried Bohm (Deutsche Bank in Luxembourg), and Gunter Behnisch (German Postal Museum and German Federal Bank, both in Frankfurt), to architects who have gained great renown within Germany to young and rising talents. The wide variety of projects presented includes Meinhard von Gerkan's Airport Terminal in Stuttgart and Elbschlucht Complex in Hamburg, Karljosef Schattner's varied projects in Eichstatt, and Christoph Langhof's Pressehaus in Berlin. The comprehensive essays examine Germany's architectural history and postwar urban planning, as well as the ramifications of reunification.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli (May 15, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847816737
• ISBN-13: 978-0847816736
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,756,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars The new architecture is like the old McDonalds., February 10, 2000

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Keating Kilpatric (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New German Architecture (Paperback)

Dieses Buch ist alle moderne Architektur. Die alte Architektur ist nicht hier. Das ist zu falsch. Die alten deutschen Architekten konnten aufbauen. Sie bauten feste Gebäude mit klassischer Art auf. Die neuen Gebäude sind Trödel. Deutsche Architektur ist jetzt wie McDonalds.

4.0 out of 5 stars Review of 52 projects of 24 architects, July 4, 2005

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Eugene Tenenbaum "reluctant reader" (Bronx, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New German Architecture (Hardcover)

50 projects are dated 1980-92 and two are older. Hundreds of photos, plans, elevations, sections, hard line presentation drawings, etc. in beautiful colors or B&W on glossy paper, brief project descriptions.
CONTENTS:
Architects' Biographies 8
Preface 10
Introduction 17
From City Planning to Urban Design: Rebuilding Germany 1945-1992 32
THE ARCHITECTS
Auer and Weber 54
Bangert and Scholz 60
Behnisch and Partner 66
Boge and Lindner 76
Gottiried Bohm 80
Andreas Brandt and Rudolph Boettcher 88
Eisele and Fritz 94
Meinhard von Gerkan 100
Thomas Herzog 112
Hilmer and Sattler 118
Jochem Jourdan and Bernhard Mueller 124
Kauffmann and Theilig 134
Uwe Kiessler 140
Josef Paul Kleihues 144
Hans Kollhoff 154
Rudiger Kramm 160
Christoph Langhof 170
Arno Lederer and Jorunn Ragnarsdottir 176
Daniel Libeskind 182
Karljosef Schattner 192
Axel Schultes 202
Otto Steidle 208
Otto Steidle and Uwe Kiessler 212
O. M. Ungers 216