{"product_id":"9781350280366","title":"Karl Langer Modern Architect and Migrant in the Australian Tropics","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eKarl Langer\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eModern Architect and Migrant in the Australian Tropics\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTom Avermaete | Deborah van der Plaat | Janina Gosseye | John Macarthur\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchitecture \/ History \/ Modern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\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\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah van der Plaat \u003c\/b\u003eis Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the School of Architecture, the University of Queensland, Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Macarthur\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Architecture and Director of Research in the School of Architecture, the University of Queensland, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 February 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Visual Arts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350280366\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e328\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333185208460,"sku":"9781350280366","price":36.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ff697ed7-9ffc-447d-8b30-bac1f02e1b6d.jpg?v=1783608967","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350280366","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}