Editorship Elisabeth Blum, Jesko Fezer, Günther Fischer, Angelika
Schnell Not unjustly referred to as legendary, this series of books
on the history and theory of architecture and urban development was
founded in 1963 by Ulrich Conrads, who was joined by Peter Neitzke
as a co-editor of the series in the early 1980s. Now numbering over
150 titles, it is the most comprehensive German-language book
series covering these fields. Following the deaths of the two
longtime editors Ulrich Conrads (2013) and Peter Neitzke (2015), a
new editorial committee was formed to continue their work:
Elisabeth Blum, Jesko Fezer, Günther Fischer and Angelika Schnell.
As the future editors of this series, it is our aim to maintain the
course set by our forerunners. The series has fulfilled its
original aim of taking stock of the constructional and urban
planning ideas and realizations formulated and achieved over the
twentieth century in exemplary fashion. The Bauwelt Fundament
series actually represents a history of ideas in the fields of
planning and building that extends from the beginning of the
twentieth century into the present. The second objective of the
series, one that is anchored in its very name, will also continue
to guide the development of the series, namely the publication of
foundational thought – authoritative and fundamental – rather
than passing opinion, of theses and polemics relating to the
burning architectural and urban planning themes of the time.
Penetrating complex interrelationships and probing them with
systematic analysis provides the prerequisite for fruitful
discourse and ongoing debate. As a forum for such discourses and
contributions, the Bauwelt Fundamente series is maintaining its
focus on the areas of architecture and urbanism, supplementing it
with the always necessary historical　investigation of important
questions and texts and its extension into other cultural and
social fields. A strong international orientation and the desire
for more female authors are self-evident in such a context. The
original graphic design approach taken by Helmut Lortz to the
series is being maintained. As is fitting for a working library,
Bauwelt Fundamente titles remain simply designed, using black and
white for the logo, the images on the front and back, and the
eleven-line summary of the volume’s contents. This is indicative
of the broad orientation of Bauwelt Fundamente to all those
interested in the cultural and social development that provides the
context for the creation of cities, houses and other objects, which
in turn create contexts for the world. "Architects, it is said –
or hoped – have always been interested in the world beyond the
boundaries of their profession." (1) (1) Peter Neitzke, manuscript
of his address Nicht mit dem Rücken zur Gesellschaft (Not with
one’s back to society) given to mark the fiftieth anniversary of
Bauwelt Fundamente in Berlin, 2013.
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