Klaus-Peter Gast Knihy

Over the past two decades international housing has undergone a radical transformation from standardised systems and well-defined styles to unconventional, individual solutions in which the floor plan and spatial concept have assumed a key defining role and influence on the archtectonic design. In Living Plans Klaus-Peter Gast introduces, classifies and analyses concepts, functions, strategies and solutions for a variety of types from classical single-family housing through luxury villas to high-density terraced or town houses and cost-optimised elementary apartment housing, addressing the issues of space economy and counteracting urban sprawl. 100 ground-breaking built examples, documented in numerous floor plans and drawings produced exclusively for this book, make Living Plans an indispensable reference work on modern housing.

In this monograph, the author approaches Le Corbusier from a new and unconventional angle. He analyses Le Corbusier s designs to reveal the geometric structures which give each building its unique sense of harmony. Through informative texts and fascinating drawings, the relationship between the rational, constructive and intuitive dimensions in his architecture emerges. Beginning with Le Corbusier s early works and moving chronologically to the icons of the late years - the Chapel at Ronchamp, the Convent of La Tourette - we see two distinct poles: the experimental white buildings around Paris, the epitome of which is the Villa Savoye, and by contrast, the almost mystical monumental buildings in India where Le Corbusier devoted his later years to building the government complex in Chandigarh. Richly illustrated with many unpublished photographs, this book demonstrates how Le Corbusier came to be „one of those rare individuals who succeed in investing their creations with a universal tone.“ William Curtis

1999 is the twenty-fifth anniversary of Louis kahn's death. In the second half of teh twentieth century, Louis Kahn's designs took on enormous significance for international architecture. Kahn belonged to that generation of architects which perfected and simultaneously surpassed Modernism. Most of Kahn's projects were realised in the USA and several large projects were built in Asia. From Kahn's early work to larger projects such as the National Capital of Bangladesh in Khaka and the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, the documented works all illustrate the human aspect in Kahn's work.

India is a lively and diverse country that in recent years has developed into one of the largest industrialized nations in the world. This process is also reflected in its architecture. Recent developments betray a new consciousness and the search for an Indian identity. International influences are merging with traditional styles to create a unique new architectural language, which also bears the stamp of Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, who worked there. In its introduction, the book depicts the rise of modern architecture in India since independence in 1947. The main section describes the important tendencies of contemporary Indian architecture in thematic chapters, each with built examples. In addition to the new younger generation of Indian architects, it also considers the first post-independence generation, including Balkrishna Doshi and Charles Correa.

Der internationale Wohnungsbau ist nicht länger von standardisierten Lösungen und stilistischen Haltungen geprägt. Heute entstehen unkonventionelle, individuelle Konzepte. Als Grundlagenwerk über Innovationen der letzten ca. 15 Jahre stellt das Buch am Beispiel von etwa 100 realisierten Bauten die Prinzipien, Strategien und Entwurfslösungen von avancierten Raumlösungen dar: vom kostenoptimierten Minimalwohnungsbau über das klassische Einfamilienhaus und die reich ausgestattete Villa bis hin zum verdichteten Einzel- und Reihenhaus in der Stadt und am Stadtrand. Der Autor Klaus-Peter Gast, Architekt und international profilierter Architekturhistoriker, stellt anhand von aufwendigen Neuzeichnungen der Grundrisse, Schnitte und Raumschemata sowie zahlreichen Fotografien die neuartigen Raumlösungen analysierend dar. In einem einleitenden Teil werden die typologischen Entwicklungen im Wohnhausbau behandelt. Das Bestreben nach geringem Flächenverbrauch und Grundrissoptimierung wird in den Zusammenhang mit der typologischen Bauaufgabe sowie mit der architektonischen Durcharbeitung des gesamten Erscheinungsbildes gestellt.

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