Paul scheerbart glass architecture book

He composed aphoristic poems about glass for the tauts glass pavilion at the werkbund exhibition 1914. To bring our culture to a higher level, scheerbart argued in glass architecture 1914, his marvelous. I came to it as though it were an architecture book, but it read to me like a piece of literature. Paul scheerbarts novel on glass architecture worldcat. But the excerpt of an essay by one paul scheerbart was untoucheduntil. I read that sometime around 1988, and i didnt really know what to make of it. In addition to a selection of his fantastical short stories, it includes the influential architectural manifesto glass architecture and his literary tourdeforce perpetual motion. Ein damenroman is an avantgarde novel by the fantasist and visionary writer paul scheerbart, first published in 1914. Paul scheerbart began studies of philosophy and history of art in 1885. A new book delves into the works of paul scheerbart. The book expresses its authors commitment to the use of glass in modern architecture, which had a significant impact on the concepts of german expressionism. Books rediscovering paul scheerbart s glass inspired modernism the turnofthecentury visionary, with his perpetual motion machines and transportable buildings, could have been a precursor to rem koolhaas. The brief excerpt of glass architecture that i found in my little manifesto book was. His most celebrated treatise, glass architecture glasarchitektur, 1914.

An asteroid novel, by paul scheerbart, translated by christina svendsen. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Great strides have been made in glass technology in recent years, such that the visionary but unfeasible design concepts of earlier generations can now be realized and surpassed by todays architects. In the gray cloth, the first of his novels to be translated into english, scheerbart uses subtle irony and the structural simplicity of a fairy tale to present the.

A cult novel, with a critical introduction, by the german expressionist visionary paul scheerbart. Paul scheerbart s novel on glass architecture 9780262194600 by scheerbart, paul and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be missing content or. John a stuart the protagonist, a swiss architect named edgar krug, circumnavigates the globe by airship with his wife, constructing wildly varied coloredglass buildings. Glass architecture by paul scheerbart, dennis sharp alibris. Though scheerbart died in 1915, the year after the werkbund exhibition, his book was eagerly consumed by utopian german architects who. In regard of the theme of the meeting, colour and paints, one might reflect on whether transparency contains either colour or paint, or both of them. Paul scheerbart 18631915 was a novelist, playwright, poet, newspaper critic, draftsman, visionary, proponent of glass architecture and wouldbe inventor of perpetual motion, who wrote fantastical fables and interplanetary satires that were to influence expressionist authors and the german dada movement, and which helped found german. However, it is only in the last 15 years that the full potential of glass architecture has been realised. The latter, written in the guise of a scientific work complete. Scheerbart, an eccentric, danzigborn poet and architectural theorist, is best remembered through obscure citations from walter benjamin. Fascinated with the potential of glass architecture, scheerbarts satirical fantasies envisioned an electrified future, a world composed entirely of crystalline, colored glass. Paul scheerbarts novel on glass architecture 1st by paul scheerbart, john a stuart isbn.

He was also published under the pseudonym kuno kufer and is best known for the book glasarchitektur 1914 scheerbart was associated with expressionist architecture and one of its leading proponents, bruno taut. A novel on glass architecture the mit press 9780262692960. Buy glass architecture by paul scheerbart, dennis sharp online at alibris. Paul scheerbart doesnt figure very prominently in modern german belles. The strange paradise of paul scheerbart the new york. A novel on glass architecture has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Paul karl wilhelm scheerbart 8 january 1863 in danzig 15 october 1915 in berlin was a german author of fantastic literature and drawings. Feb 09, 2015 the first major publication of his work in translation was glass architecture in 1972. In late 1907, scheerbart a visionary german author and artist who wrote, among other things, poetry, essays, theater pieces, and a prodigious amount of fantastic. Citeseerx paul scheerbarts utopia of coloured glass. Scheerbart, born in 1863, was never a major figure in german letters. Scheerbart was associated with expressionist architecture and one of its.

Paul scheerbart 18631915 was a visionary german novelist, theorist, poet, and artist who made a lasting impression on such icons of modernism as walter benjamin, bruno taut, and walter gropius. Jan 21, 20 in the last days of 1907, the german novelist and exponent of glass architecture paul scheerbart embarked upon an attempt to invent a perpetual motion machine. Paul scheerbarts novel on glass architecture mit press, 2001 the most prominent of his works in translation. Points of departure for my presentation of paul scheerbart and his architecture of coloured glass are the concepts of utopia and transparency.

According to the poet paul scheerbart, to whom it is dedicated, the glass house should inspire the dissolution of current architecture s fartoorestricted understanding of space and should introduce the effects and possibilities of glass into the world of architecture. John a stuart the protagonist, a swiss architect named edgar krug, circumnavigates the globe by airship with his wife, constructing wildly varied colored glass buildings. The significance of his glass architecture for dada, surrealism, and, more widely, architectural design has been documented. Finally obliged to read it myself, i discovered an essay titled glass architecture, exactly a century after it had first been published. In the last days of 1907, the german novelist and exponent of glass architecture paul scheerbart embarked upon an attempt to invent a perpetual motion machine. He was, rather, a literary bohemiana mainstay of cafe society in berlin, according to christopher turner, writing in the recent university of chicago anthology glass. A new book delves into the utopian, eccentric, and humorous works of paul scheerbart by marianne eggler june 3, 2016 the glass house by bruno taut, cologne werkbund exhibition, 1914. I think my favourite piece in this book was perpetual motion. Paul scheerbart 18631915, writer, poet, and inventor, ignited the enthusiasm of the architect bruno taut 18801938 for his ideas of building with coloured glass. Paul scheerbart 18 63 19 15 was a novelist, playwright, poet, newspaper critic, draftsman, visionary, proponent of glass architecture, and wouldbe inventor of perpetual motion. He was also published under the pseudonym kuno kufer and is best known for the book glasarchitektur 1914. In the gray cloth, the first of his novels to be translated into english, scheerbart uses subtle irony and the. Demonstrating the breadth of paul scheerbart by poetry. The german expressionist, architectural visionary, author, inventor, and artist paul scheerbart 18631915 wrote several fictional utopian narratives related to glass architecture.

Jan 12, 2016 according to the poet paul scheerbart, to whom it is dedicated, the glass house should inspire the dissolution of current architectures fartoorestricted understanding of space and should introduce the effects and possibilities of glass into the world of architecture. Much of modern architecture has been conceived using glass to create minimal structures, to extol the notion of lightweight construction solutions and to allow maximum daylight into buildings. Jun 03, 2016 a new book delves into the utopian, eccentric, and humorous works of paul scheerbart by marianne eggler june 3, 2016 the glass house by bruno taut, cologne werkbund exhibition, 1914. Paul karl wilhelm scheerbart was a german author of speculative fiction literature and drawings. The first major publication of his work in translation was glass architecture in 1972. Paul scheerbart was a novelist, playwright, poet, newspaper critic, draughtsman, visionary, proponent of glass architecture, and wouldbe inventor of perpetual motion. His book glasarchitektur was published in berlin in 1914. Scheerbart, taut, and the glass house the glass house has no purpose zweck other than to be beautiful. A paul scheerbart reader, paul scheerbart is published by university of chicago press. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at.

Paul scheerbart and his glass utopia andrea gibbons. This new book features architectural fantasies, drawings, and writings by three german visionaries of early modernism from the period of artistic departure following the great war. The significance of his glass architecture for dada, surrealism, and, more widely. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. The first text in front of me is a little gem of a book. Scheerbart s utopian phantasmagoria, which he wrote in marvellous abundance from 1893 on, evokes more impressively each time the idea of a glass architecture, the architects dream of. The gdanskborn writers reputation stands on glass architecture 1914, a series of surreal, optimistic and apparently ingenuous aphorisms about the benefits of a future environment made entirely of iron, concrete and obviously.

A look at paul scheerbarts glass architecture and perpetual motion, along. Paul scheerbarts novel on glass architecture oct 1, 2001. According to the poet paul scheerbart, to whom it is dedicated, the glass house should inspire the dissolution of current architectures fartoorestricted understanding of space and should introduce the effects and possibilities of glass into the world of architecture. Oct 01, 2001 the german expressionist, architectural visionary, author, inventor, and artist paul scheerbart 18631915 wrote several fictional utopian narratives related to glass architecture. If paul scheerbart 18631915 is known outside the germanspeaking world, its as an architectural prophet. Paul scheerbarts novel on glass architecture 9780262194600 by scheerbart, paul and a great selection of similar new, used. Scheerbarts utopian phantasmagoria, which he wrote in marvellous abundance from 1893 on, evokes more impressively each time the idea of a glass architecture, the architects dream of.

Scheerbart, an eccentric, danzigborn poet and architectural theorist, is best remembered through obscure citations from walter benjamin, walter gropius, and bruno taut. Paul karl wilhelm scheerbart was a german author of fantastic literature and drawings. Paul scheerbart 1863 1915 clearly this guy is a lost precursor of a genre road not taken. Brent richards demonstrates that a new aesthetic in glass architecture has arrived, one that. Scheerbart was associated with expressionist architecture and one of its leading proponents, bruno taut. Although he died in 1915 paul scheerbarts impact in various areas of european thought extended into the weimar period and beyond. Modern glass architects will be well advised to pave their garden parhs with stone and majolica tills, for in this way the splendour of the glcss palaces will be worthily framed. He also had a thing about glass and architecture, and its this that has attracted the most englishlanguage attention, with the gray cloth. The crystal cities and floating continents of paul scheerbart. I came to it as though it were an architecture book, but it read to me like a. Paul scheerbarts the perpetual motion machine wakefield press, 2011, translated by experimental poet andrew joron. The german poet paul scheerbart 18631915 was also a visionary architectural writer and inventor engaged in avantgarde circles.