Featherweights by O Herwig
From Bruno Taut's glass house to the Crystal Palace, geodesic domes to the Millennium Dome, this illustrated exploration of lightness in architecture explains how and why the movement began, and shows where it might take us in the future.
Author: Oliver Herwig
Oliver Herwig is a freelance journalist based in Munich, Germany. With a doctorate in humanities, he studied at the University of Regensburg, the Williams College (MA), the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and the University of Kiel. Today, he teaches design theory at the Hochschule fü¾˜¶˜¼r Gestaltung in Karlsruhe and Linz Art University. Previously, from 2006-2009 he taught communication at the HBB Basel. For his reportage on the London Eye, he received one of the 2000 Karl-Theodor Bird prizes for outstanding technology journalism. In 2009, he won with a contribution in the Frankfurter Rundschau the COR Journalist Award living and design. He has been a guest editor of Wallpaper* magazine and has authored a number of architecture and design books. Designer: Ippolito Fleitz Group
Ippolito Fleitz Group is a multidisciplinary, internationally-operating design studio based in Stuttgart, Germany. Founded by Peter Ippolito and Gunter Fleitz, the firm presents itself as a creative unit of 45 designers, covering a wide field of design, from strategy to architecture, interiors, products, graphics and landscape architecture, with each member contributing specific skills to the alternating, project-oriented team formations. To date, over 200 projects in the company's portfolio have been selected as the winners of renowned international and national awards.
Oliver Herwig is a freelance journalist based in Munich, Germany. With a doctorate in humanities, he studied at the University of Regensburg, the Williams College (MA), the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and the University of Kiel. Today, he teaches design theory at the Hochschule fü¾˜¶˜¼r Gestaltung in Karlsruhe and Linz Art University. Previously, from 2006-2009 he taught communication at the HBB Basel. For his reportage on the London Eye, he received one of the 2000 Karl-Theodor Bird prizes for outstanding technology journalism. In 2009, he won with a contribution in the Frankfurter Rundschau the COR Journalist Award living and design. He has been a guest editor of Wallpaper* magazine and has authored a number of architecture and design books. Designer: Ippolito Fleitz Group
Ippolito Fleitz Group is a multidisciplinary, internationally-operating design studio based in Stuttgart, Germany. Founded by Peter Ippolito and Gunter Fleitz, the firm presents itself as a creative unit of 45 designers, covering a wide field of design, from strategy to architecture, interiors, products, graphics and landscape architecture, with each member contributing specific skills to the alternating, project-oriented team formations. To date, over 200 projects in the company's portfolio have been selected as the winners of renowned international and national awards.
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| ISBN 13 | 9783791328560 |
| ISBN 10 | 3791328565 |
| Title | Featherweights |
| Author | O Herwig |
| Series | Architecture In Focus S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Prestel |
| Year published | 2003-04-25 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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