{"product_id":"9781350510326","title":"Hans Heyerdahl Hallen: Nordic Influences on Modern Architecture in South Africa","description":"Author: Haarhoff, Errol; Holt, Kathi; Peters, Wa\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350510326\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 296\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracing the life of architect Hans Heyerdahl Hallen (1930   2022), this book reveals the transnational influences that shaped his practice in South Africa, and the migratory circles of ideas that defined a new form of subtropical architecture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBeginning with Hallen's Nordic and South African roots, chapters then explore his practice and studies at the London County Council and Architectural Association, where he met with contemporaries such as Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry. From here, he returned to South Africa with new ideas that challenged the teachings of early modernism, instead combining philosophies such as Norberg Schulz's \u003ci\u003egenius loci \u003c\/i\u003ewith African traditional architecture (Zulu Kraal) to create buildings unique to local communities and topographical conditions.\u003cbr\u003eThis need to embrace vernacular forms was a response to local climate conditions and local materials, but also a desire to make cities relevant to the African context. In transmuting European teachings within colonial environments, Hallen's practice reveals the role of the architect to reflect local communities and to build for their needs, and to create spaces for community and resistance.\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brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked modernist architects, the study features a wealth of previously-unpublished archival material to explore the role of the architect in the colonial context.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509054587038,"sku":"UBD-9781350510326","price":169.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350510326.jpg?v=1780640695","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350510326","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}