{"product_id":"9781350280366","title":"Karl Langer: Modern Architect and Migrant in the Australian Tropics","description":"Author: Plaat, Deborah van der; MacArthur, John\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350280366\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 06 Apr 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 328 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFleeing Europe in 1939 for the Australian state of Queensland, the architect Karl Langer (1903-1969) found himself positioned at the very edge of both European and Australian modernism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eConfronted by tropical heat and glare, the economics of affordable housing, fiercely proud regional architectural practices, and a suspicion of the foreign, Langer moulded the European language of international modernism to the unique climatic and social conditions of tropical Australia.\u003cbr\u003ePublished as part of the \u003ci\u003eBloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked modernist architects, this book is both an examination of Langer's work and international legacy, and also a case study in tropical modernism and the trans-global dissemination of design ideas     revealing how Langer sought to reconcile his training in international modernism with a fascination for the formal and visual languages of a regional culture, context, and climate.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631874953374,"sku":"UBD-9781350280366","price":61.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350280366.jpg?v=1774310835","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350280366","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}