1st Edition
Hans Hollein and Postmodernism Art and Architecture in Austria, 1958-1985
By Eva Branscome
Copyright 2018
260 Pages
106 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
260 Pages
106 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
260 Pages
106 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Set within the broader context of post-war Austria and the re-education initiatives set up by the Allied forces, particularly the US, this book investigates the art and architecture scene in Vienna to ask how this can inform our broader understanding of architectural Postmodernism.
The book focuses on the outputs of the Austrian artist and architect, Hans Hollein, and on his appropriation as a... Read more
Introduction
1. The Project Postmodernism and its Midwives
2. Setting the Scene
3. On an American Stage
4. The Austrian Avant-Garde in Vienna: Monsignore Mauer and the Galerie St. Stephan
5. Bau or to build a magazine: Hollein’s Architecture as Media
Conclusion
Biography
Eva Branscome teaches architectural history at University College London in both the Bartlett School of Architecture and the Department of History of Art, where her interdisciplinary research interests cover the intersection of art and architecture. Previously she worked in heritage conservation, protecting buildings of the twentieth century.
