"Analysing the life and work of architect Hans Heyerdahl Hallen (1930-2022), this book reveals the transnational influences that shaped his practice in South Africa, and the migratory circles of ideas that defined a new form of subtropical architecture. Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, which brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked modernist architects, the study features a wealth of previously-unpublished archival material to explore the role of the architect in colonial contexts, and the need for architecture to respond to local communities and climate"-- Provided by publisher.…mehr
"Analysing the life and work of architect Hans Heyerdahl Hallen (1930-2022), this book reveals the transnational influences that shaped his practice in South Africa, and the migratory circles of ideas that defined a new form of subtropical architecture. Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, which brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked modernist architects, the study features a wealth of previously-unpublished archival material to explore the role of the architect in colonial contexts, and the need for architecture to respond to local communities and climate"-- Provided by publisher.
Kathi Holt is an architect and strategic urban designer with a PhD and an Executive MSc in Cities. With over thirty years teaching and researching in leading universities in Australia, she is now the founding Director of NERØ HOLT. She is also an Industry Fellow in the Faculty of Science, QUT, Australia, and currently the President of the Urban Design Alliance, Queensland.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword - Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper (Editors of UME Magazine) Introduction 1. Formative Years and Foundational Experience 2. Sacred Architecture: Gathering Space and Markers in the Landscape 3. Transmuting Modernism: Houses for the Subtropics 4. Apartment Living: Searching for the Garden Effect 5. Grounding New Brutalism in an African Landscape 6. Architecture in the Broader Sense 7. An African Sense of Space: Courtyards and Communities 8. Lines of Influence 9. Concluding Threads Notes on Authors Notes General Bibliography Index
Foreword - Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper (Editors of UME Magazine) Introduction 1. Formative Years and Foundational Experience 2. Sacred Architecture: Gathering Space and Markers in the Landscape 3. Transmuting Modernism: Houses for the Subtropics 4. Apartment Living: Searching for the Garden Effect 5. Grounding New Brutalism in an African Landscape 6. Architecture in the Broader Sense 7. An African Sense of Space: Courtyards and Communities 8. Lines of Influence 9. Concluding Threads Notes on Authors Notes General Bibliography Index
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