Puerto Rico's Henry Klumb : a modern architect's sense of place /: a modern architect's sense of place. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: César A. Cruz.
• Authors: Cruz, César A (César Antonio)
• Contents: List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1 – Looking into a Modern Architect’s Sense of Place A sense of place – a theoretical underpinning Defining place Places as sources of meaning, and other factors leading to a sense of place Searching for evidence of phenomenological thinking Investigative cycles and narrative writing Chapter 2 – From Germany to the Modern American Metropolises, 1905 – 1927 Henry Klumb’s pamphlet series: an introduction Klumb’s German period, 1905 – 1927: the setting that began to shape a young modern architect Klumb, the early modernists, and higher values Klumb and the (un)natural modern city, 1927 – 1929 Chapter 3 – With Wright in Arizona and Taliesin, 1929 – 1933 Camp Ocotillo Taliesin Chapter 4 – Vernacular Influences I: The Native American Projects, 1938 – 1941 Respecting tradition, nature, and context in Native American architecture The Tulsa, Gallup, and San Francisco exhibits Klumb in Sells, Arizona Lasting impressions of the American Southwest and Klumb’s experiences there Chapter 5 – Vernacular Influences II: Reimagining Puerto Rico’s Jibaro Hut, 1944 – 1948 Klumb’s Puerto Rico, February 1944 Puerto Rico’s post-war modernist project in context The jibaro hut in Klumb’s pamphlets The jibaro hut reimagined through the Teacher’s Farms A return to the more traditional jibaro hut through the Low Cost Rural Houses Chapter 6 – The Grid and the Landscape: The Haeussler Residence, 1945 Klumb’s orthogonal and triangular grids in Puerto Rico’s terrain The Haeussler Residence The Evans Residence The Ewing, Fullana, Tugwell, and Foreman homes The grid and the landscape within a series of oppositions Chapter 7 – Open Air Rooms: The Emilio Rodriguez and Duchow Residences, 1951 and 1958 Klumb’s initial open air rooms in Puerto Rico – the patio The varied moods of nature at Klumb’s terraces, verandas, cross-ventilated spaces, and breezeways Chapter 8 – Additional House Types: Houses in Dense Urban Spaces and Modern Stilt Houses Balancing nature with the burgeoning modern city The Kogan House The Marrero and Velez houses Klumb’s modern stilt houses The jibaro hut reimagined once more A career in its twilight, 1967 - 1984 Chapter 9 – A Coda to a Sense of Place: The Klumb House, 1947 – 1984 Impressions of the Klumb House An early personal transition for Klumb in Puerto Rico Viewing the Klumb House through the architect’s naturalistic worldview Chapter 10 – Conclusions Appendix A – Klumb’s Pamphlet Series Appendix B – Henry Klumb’s "Taliesin" Appendix C – Notes on Klumb’s Houses
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 720.92; Architecture -- Puerto Rico -- History -- 20th century; Place (Philosophy); Criticism and interpretation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429620393; 9780429622540; 9780429618246; 9780429054174
• Related ISBNs: 9780367149727
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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