

An edition of Von Gerkan, Marg und Partner (1983)
By Meinhard von Gerkan
Publish Date
2000
Publisher
Birkhäuser,Birkhauser Verlag
Language
ger
Pages
358
Description:
Founded in 1965 by Meinhard von Gerkan and Volkwin Marg, and now with more than 200 workers in its employ in Hamburg, Berlin, Aachen, Braunschweig and Leipzig, von Gerkan, Marg and Partners is much more than the most successful architecture practice in Germany today. It vies among the best firms in the international arena to leave a decisive stamp on the face of contemporary architecture. Hamburg's air terminal, the concert hall in Lubeck, the Lehrter railway station in Berlin, the industrial exhibition halls in Leipzig, the renovation of the Stuttgart train station, the harbour terminal in Yokohama and the Helsinki train station are but a handful of their 138 new projects documented here. Predominant in all these projects is the emphasis von Gerkan, Marg and Partners place on the aesthetics of the large form, the connection between interior and exterior, the ordering of large-volumed structures and the harmony of proportions. In his foreword, Dietmar Steiner fixes the importance of these architects within the context of contemporary architecture. A catalogue of works in the appendix contains a full listing of projects designed since 1965.
subjects: Architecture, Architecture, Postmodern, Designs and plans, International Architectural practice, Marg und Partner Von Gerkan, Modern Architecture, Postmodern Architecture, SEL Library selection, History, Architecture postmoderne, Pratique internationale, Architectural firms, Architecture, modern, 20th century, Architecture, europe, German Architecture, Architectural practice, Catalogs, German language, Dialects, Dictionaries
Places: Germany
Times: 20th century