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Die Rettung des Wittgenstein Hauses in Wien Vor dem Abbruch * Saving the Wittgenstein House Vienna from Demolition
Bernhard Leitner
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Description for Die Rettung des Wittgenstein Hauses in Wien Vor dem Abbruch * Saving the Wittgenstein House Vienna from Demolition
Hardcover. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: AM; TNKX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 306 x 231 x 12. Weight in Grams: 856.
“Did you know, Logical Positivists, that the late Ludwig Wittgenstein, the Austrian philosopher who’s very in with art worldings these days, was also a one-shot architect? And that now there’s is one-man movement afoot to save the single house he designed and built in Vienna? The movement is Bernhard Leitner, a young Austrian architect, over here on a stint with the city’s Office of Midtown Planning and Development.” The New York Times, February 22, 1970 In June 1971, the demolition of the Wittgenstein House was resolved by the City of Vienna with the authorisation of the Landmarks Preservation Office. ... Read more
“Did you know, Logical Positivists, that the late Ludwig Wittgenstein, the Austrian philosopher who’s very in with art worldings these days, was also a one-shot architect? And that now there’s is one-man movement afoot to save the single house he designed and built in Vienna? The movement is Bernhard Leitner, a young Austrian architect, over here on a stint with the city’s Office of Midtown Planning and Development.” The New York Times, February 22, 1970 In June 1971, the demolition of the Wittgenstein House was resolved by the City of Vienna with the authorisation of the Landmarks Preservation Office. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Birkhauser Austria
Language
German
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
, Switzerland
ISBN
9783990436172
SKU
V9783990436172
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About Bernhard Leitner
Bernhard Leitner, Sound-Space artist, was Professor for Media Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Reviews for Die Rettung des Wittgenstein Hauses in Wien Vor dem Abbruch * Saving the Wittgenstein House Vienna from Demolition
"Es ist spannend und – für eine Dokumentation – überraschend kurzweilig zu lesen, wie eine solche Rettungskampagne verlaufen und dabei, allen kommerziellen Interessen zum Trotz, auch noch von Erfolg gekrönt sein kann – in Österreich, in den späten 1960er Jahren, von New York aus. Wer weiß, ob ein solches Vorhaben heute einen ähnlichen Verlauf nehmen würde …" Simone Kraft in: ... Read more