Dado - Built and Inhabited by Rudolf Olgiati and Valerio Olgiati (Paperback)

Valerio Olgiati has worked as an architect in Los Angeles, Zurich, and, since 2008, in Flims. He has been a visiting professor at the Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Zurich, the AA in London, and at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Since 2002 he has been professor at the Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio and since autumn 2009 he has held the Kenzo Tange Chair at Harvard. The unmistakable straight lines and independence of his buildings has brought him international attention. The Olgiati s family estate is located in the historical town center of Flims. Rudolf Olgiati (1910 95) purchased the property, known as Dado, in 1930 and throughout his life used it to realize his architectural thoughts and ideas. Today, the son is living in his father s house, and in 2008 he set up his much-admired architectural firm on the former site of the barn. This publication portrays the life and work of both architects using the example of the house and studio that is, through the transformations they have undergone at the hands of their residents over a period of nearly eighty years. It shows personal furniture and objects, the individual layout and design of the spaces, and hence the penchants and attitudes of the two architects. At the same time this unusual portrait documents not only the relationship between father and son but also the characters of two generations and their understanding of architecture and aesthetics. Valerio Olgiati arbeitete als Architekt in Los Angeles, Zurich und seit 2008 in Flims. Er unterrichtete als Gastprofessor an der ETH Zurich, der AA London und der Cornell University, New York. Seit 2002 ist er Professor der Accademia die architettura in Mendrisio, ab Herbst 2009 fuhrt er in Harvard den Kenzo Tange Chair. Seine Bauten finden aufgrund ihrer unverwechselbaren Geradlinigkeit und Eigenstandigkeit inzwischen internationale Aufmerksamkeit. Im alten Ortskern von Flims liegt das Grundstuck der Familie Olgiati. Rudolf Olgiati (1910-1995) hat das Anwesen Dado" 1930 erworben und an ihm Zeit seines Lebens seine architektonischen Gedanken und Ideen verwirklicht. Im Haus seines Vaters wohnt heute der Sohn, der anstelle des ehemaligen Stalls 2008 sein viel beachtetes Architekturburo errichtete. Die Publikation portratiert das Leben und Wirken der beiden Architekten am Beispiel von Wohnhaus und Atelier, also anhand der Wandlungen, die es durch seine Bewohner in nahezu achtzig Jahren erfahren hat. Es zeigt personliche Mobel und Objekte, die individuelle Raumbelegung und Gestaltung und damit die Vorlieben und Haltungen der beiden Architekten. Zugleich dokumentiert dieses aussergewohnliche Portrat nicht nur das Verhaltnis zwischen Vater und Sohn, sondern auch die Pragungen zweier Generationen und ihr architektonisches und asthetisches Selbstverstandnis."

General

Imprint:	Birkhauser
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	December 2009
First published:	2010
Editors:	Selina Walder
Dimensions:	249 x 354 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Paperback (DE)
Pages:	100
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-460430-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Individual architects Promotions
LSN:	3-03-460430-0
Barcode:	9783034604307

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