Binding: Paperback
Description: Winner of the Elisabeth Blair Mac Dougall Book Award 2013 presented by the Society of Architectural Historians Today contemporary landscape design is increasingly drawing from ideas of sustainability and ecological stability. Not in fact new the foundations of this approach stem from early twentieth century Germany where architects and planners were already beginning to use the design concepts which are now referred to as "green". This ecological school of thought was driven by modernist landscape architect Leberecht Migge (1881 - 1935). Working with significant modernist architects of the age including Martin Elsaesser Ernst May Bruno Taut and Martin Wagner Migge was responsible for some of the most important housing and planning projects of the age; the mass housing settlements or Gro siedlungen of Frankfurt Main and Berlin. Using "biotechnic" principles to integrally link dwelling and garden Migge was able to recycle household waste to grow foodstuffs through the use of innovative infrastructure and open space planning. Also a skilled park and garden designer he drew together green and architectural elements in his "garden - architectonic" approach. David H. Haney's book is the first to fully document Leberecht Migge's life and work. Using Migge as a starting point Haney addresses conceptual and theoretical aspects of German ecological design challenging conventional assumptions about modernism and ecological design history. With 200 illustrations and photographs When Modern Was Green is ideal for students and academics interested in modernism landscape history and higher level German studies.
Title: When Modern Was Green Life And Work Of Landscape Architect Leberecht Migge
Author(s): Haney David
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415561396
Pages: 360 Pages, 77 Line Drawings, Black And White; 25 Halftones, Color; 98 Halftones, Black And White
Publication Date: 5/14/2010
Category: Landscape Art & Architecture