{"product_id":"karl-langer-9781350280366","title":"Karl Langer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFleeing Europe in 1939 for the Australian state of Queensland, the architect \u003cem\u003eKarl Langer\u003c\/em\u003e (1903-1969) found himself positioned at the very edge of both European and Australian modernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished as part of the \u003cem\u003eBloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e series, 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461104419052,"sku":"9781350280366","price":68.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350280366-karl-langer.jpg?v=1774958355","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/karl-langer-9781350280366","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}