Hermann Czech by Eva Kuss, Liane Lefaivre, Elisabeth Nemeth - 9783038603467

Park Books

Hermann CzechAn Architect in Vienna\nAuthor(s): Eva Kuss, Liane Lefaivre, Elisabeth Nemeth\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Park Books, Switzerland\nImprint: Park Books\nISBN-13: 9783038603467, 978-3038603467\nSynopsis\nHermann Czech, born in 1936, is one of Austrias most eminent and influential architects and theorists. This influence is based not only on his work as a designing architect, which extends to furniture, interiors, and exhibitions. Czech is also widely admired just as much for his writings on architectural theory and as the editor and translator of classics of architectural history, including texts by Otto Wagner, Adolf Loos, Josef Frank, and Christopher Alexander, among others.\n\nThis book is the long-awaited updated and expanded English edition of the only full monograph on Hermann Czech to date. First published in German in 2018, it goes far beyond a mere presentation of an architecture practices buildings and projects. The first part traces what links Czechs work to t.