{"product_id":"karl-langer-9781350068100","title":"Karl Langer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah van der Plaat\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture at The University of Queensland.\u003cb\u003eJohn Macarthur\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Architecture and Director of Research in the School of Architecture, the University of Queensland, Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 *\u003cbr\u003eA 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations  List of Contributors Acknowledgements  1. Introduction: Modern and Migrant Architect, \u003ci\u003eDeborah van der Plaat and John Macarthur (University of Queensland Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e 2\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eKarl Langer and Vienna, \u003ci\u003ePhilip Goad (University of Melbourne, Australia), Andrew McNamara (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) and Andrew Wilson (University of Queensland, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e 3\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eAustralia is our fate, \u003ci\u003eFiona Gardiner and Don Watson (University of Queensland, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e 4\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eBend like bamboo: Always bounce back, \u003ci\u003eDon Watson and Fiona Gardiner (University of Queensland, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e 5. The spell of the sunny south, the urge for ‘light, sun and air.’ Karl Langer’s Australian writings, \u003ci\u003eDeborah van der Plaat (University of Queensland, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e 6\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eBridging Continents: Karl Langer’s contributions to housing, \u003ci\u003eAndrew Wilson (University of Queensland, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e 7\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eMan about Town, \u003ci\u003eRobert Riddel (University of Queensland, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e 8\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eA Touch of Vienna, a Pinch of America, and a Whiff of Exoticism. Karl Langer’s Architecture for Leisure and Lifestyle in Australia, \u003ci\u003eJanina Gosseye (TUDelft, The Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e 9\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eA League of His Own: \u003ci\u003eKarl Langer’s Landscape Australia, Andrew Saniga (University of Melbourne, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e   Bibliography  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529216860503,"sku":"9781350068100","price":104.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350068100.jpg?v=1731874755","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/karl-langer-9781350068100","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}