Karl Langer: Modern Architect and Migrant in the Australian TropicsPaperback, 9 February 2023

Karl Langer: Modern Architect and Migrant in the Australian Tropics
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Part of Series
Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture
Print Length
328 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Date Published
9 Feb 2023
ISBN-10
1350280364
ISBN-13
9781350280366

Description

Fleeing Europe in 1939 for the Australian state of Queensland, the architect Karl Langer (1903-1969) found himself positioned at the very edge of both European and Australian modernism.

Confronted by tropical heat and glare, the economics of affordable housing, fiercely proud regional architectural practices, and a suspicion of the foreign, Langer moulded the European language of international modernism to the unique climatic and social conditions of tropical Australia.

Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, which brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked modernist architects, this book is both an examination of Langer's work and international legacy, and also a case study in tropical modernism and the trans-global dissemination of design ideas - revealing how Langer sought to reconcile his training in international modernism with a fascination for the formal and visual languages of a regional culture, context, and climate.

Product Details

Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
9 February 2023
Dimensions:
23.19 x 15.39 x 2.39 cm
ISBN-10:
1350280364
ISBN-13:
9781350280366
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
328
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Weight:
975.22 gm

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