Description
A new title in the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, examining the work of Karl Langer, European-born innovator of tropical modernism.
About the Author
Deborah van der Plaat is Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture at The University of Queensland. John Macarthur is Professor of Architecture and Director of Research in the School of Architecture, the University of Queensland, Australia.
Reviews
This lavishly-illustrated volume is a fine piece of transnational architectural history writing, documenting the fascinating trajectory of a migrant architect who imported innovative ideas from cosmopolitan Vienna to the provincial Australian tropics and produced work of remarkable local sensitivity. * Johan Lagae, Ghent University, Belgium *
A compelling, innovative and timely story of migration, politics and creative collaboration from occupied Vienna to the tropics of Australia. This impressive constellation of authors each bring a fascinating, and carefully researched dimension to the Karl Langer story, not forgetting the crucial contribution made by Gertrude Langer. * Iain Jackson, University of Liverpool, UK *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350068100
Author Dr Deborah van der Plaat
Format Hardback
Page Count 328
Imprint Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 812g