Hans Poelzig : reflections on his life and work
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Hans Poelzig : reflections on his life and work
Architectural History Foundation , MIT Press, c1992
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Hans Poelzig (1869-1936) was a contemporary of Peter Behrens and other German architects associated with the modern movement, yet he followed a different path. This first detailed study of Poelzig in English, with 350 illustrations, brings to light one of the most interesting architects working in Germany during a period when the course of architecture was profoundly changed. Written by a former student, it is an eloquent and personal memoir, a primary source and valuable first-hand account of a teacher and master builder who "was an outsider even in his own time." Posener follows Poelzig's career from his years in Breslau to Dresden and Berlin, discussing such works as the Festival Theater for Salzburg and the Capitol Cinema and concluding with his late designs. He provides a useful definition of the phases of Poelzig's work, including the moment at which it could be termed Expressionist.
Pointing out that changes in German architecture between 1900 and 1935 were not as radical as they appeared, or wanted to appear, Posener draws attention to Poelzig's true strength - an idea of what architecture is that informs the whole of his work, despite the shifts in taste and technical progress that changed the formal language of buildings. Julius Posener was twenty-two years old in 1926 when he entered Hans Poelzig's design course in Berlin. His three years of study with Poelzig had an enormous impact on him. Forced to flee Germany in 1933, Posener lived in Paris, then Israel, served in the British army in Germany, and taught in Malaysia. In 1961, he returned to Berlin, where he writes, teaches, and is actively involved with the city's planning and architecture. An Architectural History Foundation Book
Table of Contents
Part 1 Developments in German architecture during Poelzig's lifetime: "Documentation" - Walter Gropius, address to the "Exhibition for Unknown Architects", 1919, Bruno Taut, address to the "Exhibition to Unknown Architects," 1919, Erich Mendelsohn, address to the Working Council for Art, 1919, Hermann Finsterlin, "Casa Nova", 1924. Part 2 Hans Poelzig, the person, the artist - Breslau 1900-1916: "Documentation" - Heinrich Lauterbach, reminiscence of Hans Poelzig, 1951, Hans Poelzig, "The Modern factory," 1911, Theodor Heuss, on Poelzig's paintings, 1939, Theodor Heuss, on Poelzig's personality, 1939. Part 3 Poelzig at work - Breslau 1904-1916. Part 4 A final work on Breslay: "Documentation" - Hans Poelzig, "Fermentation in Architecture,", 1906. Part 5 Departure into the unknown - Dresden 1916-1920: "Documentation" - Theodor Heuss, introduction, "The House of Friendship". Part 6 Transition from Dresden to Berlin - the grosses Schauspielhaus: "Documentation" - Arnold Zweig, "Theatre, Mass, Individual," 1920, Hans Poelzig, address to the Werkbund, 1919. Part 7 The Festival Theatre for Salzburg: "Documentation" - Theodor Heuss, on Poelzig as set designer, 1939, Hans Poelzig, "Festival Theatre in Salzburg," 1921. Part 8 A new beginning - Berlin. Part 9 Success: "Documentation" - Hans Poelzig, "On Architecture in Our Time," 1922, Walter Riezler, "Do Technical Forms Become Outdated?" 1922, Hans Poelzig, "The Architect," 1931. Part 10 Works 1924-1931. Part 11 The final years 1932-1936: "Documentation" - Theodor Heuss, on Poelzig's final years, 1939. Part 12 The late designs 1932-1936. Part 13 Reflections.
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