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Book SynopsisDeborah van der Plaat is Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture at The University of Queensland.
John Macarthur is Professor of Architecture and Director of Research in the School of Architecture, the University of Queensland, Australia.
Trade ReviewThis lavishly-illustrated volume is a fine piece of transnational architectural history writing, documenting the fascinating trajectory of a migrant architect who imported innovative ideas from cosmopolitan Vienna to the provincial Australian tropics and produced work of remarkable local sensitivity. * Johan Lagae, Ghent University, Belgium *
A compelling, innovative and timely story of migration, politics and creative collaboration from occupied Vienna to the tropics of Australia. This impressive constellation of authors each bring a fascinating, and carefully researched dimension to the Karl Langer story, not forgetting the crucial contribution made by Gertrude Langer. * Iain Jackson, University of Liverpool, UK *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Modern and Migrant Architect,
Deborah van der Plaat and John Macarthur (University of Queensland Australia) 2
. Karl Langer and Vienna,
Philip Goad (University of Melbourne, Australia), Andrew McNamara (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) and Andrew Wilson (University of Queensland, Australia) 3
. Australia is our fate,
Fiona Gardiner and Don Watson (University of Queensland, Australia) 4
. Bend like bamboo: Always bounce back,
Don Watson and Fiona Gardiner (University of Queensland, Australia) 5. The spell of the sunny south, the urge for ‘light, sun and air.’ Karl Langer’s Australian writings,
Deborah van der Plaat (University of Queensland, Australia) 6
. Bridging Continents: Karl Langer’s contributions to housing,
Andrew Wilson (University of Queensland, Australia) 7
. Man about Town,
Robert Riddel (University of Queensland, Australia) 8
. A Touch of Vienna, a Pinch of America, and a Whiff of Exoticism. Karl Langer’s Architecture for Leisure and Lifestyle in Australia,
Janina Gosseye (TUDelft, The Netherlands) 9
. A League of His Own:
Karl Langer’s Landscape Australia, Andrew Saniga (University of Melbourne, Australia) Bibliography Index
