- SKU: 9783038604464
- BARCODE: 9783038604464
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The Glas House: Vienna 1933. Banished Visions - Hardcover
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Description
by Caroline Wohlgemuth (Author), Maximilian Eisenköck (Author), Stefan Oláh (Author)
Uncovers the forgotten achievements of Viennese architect Hans Glas.
When in 1933 Hans Glas designed the villa for physicians Annie and Philipp Rezek on Wilbrandtgasse in Vienna, in the Austrian capital's eighteenth district, it was one of the city's most visionary buildings of its kind. The "Glas House," as the Rezek family called their home, is a quintessential example of modern architecture and the associated philosophy of living in 1930s Vienna. Viennese architect Hans Glas (1892-1969), a student of Adolf Loos, has today largely fallen into oblivion in Austria. The Glas House describes the Villa Rezek in detail, illustrated with numerous historical and new photographs by Stefan Oláh, plans, and historic documents. It also sheds light on entirely novel aspects of Vienna's architectural history of the 1930s and tells the stories of both the architect and his clients, all of whom were forced to emigrate due to their Jewish heritage following the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938.The Rezek family fled to the US. Hans Glas went to Calcutta, where he was able to successfully continue his career as an architect. Forced emigrations like these not only implied human tragedies; 1938 also brought an abrupt end of the flourishing of Vienna's modern architecture and living culture. Yet Glas's ideas and design principles are more relevant today than ever.
Author Biography
Caroline Wohlgemuth is a Vienna-based author focusing on the biographies of displaced and forgotten artists, architects, and designers, as well as on escape, expulsion, and exile in art, architecture, and design. Maximilian Eisenköck is a freelance architect based in Vienna. In addition to designing extraordinary new buildings, he focuses on the preservation and restoration of twentieth-century buildings, such as the Villa Rezek of 1933 in Vienna. Stefan Oláh is an Austrian photographer working at the interface between art, design, architecture, and contemporary history. He specializes in the representation of different architectural, living, and cultural spaces.
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