Grün : Günther Grzimek : planning, design, program / Regine Keller, [editor and author] ; with photographs by Karsten de Riese and The Pk. Odessa Co ; translation from the German, Caroline Ahrens, David Sánchez Cano

Author: Grzimek, Günther, 1915-1996
Published: Munich : Hirmer Verlag GmbH, [2022]
Copyright Date: ©2022
Edition: English edition.
Physical Description: 216 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 30 cm
Additional Creators: Keller, Regine, Riese, Karsten de, 1942-, Ahrens, Caroline, Sánchez Cano, David, 1962-, and PK Odessa Co.

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Summary

Grün (green) offers an in-depth look at the life and work of Günther Grzimek (1915-96), an innovative landscape architect who transformed his field, German parks, and notions of open areas. Grzimek advocated for a new form of urban greenery in Germany, a demokratisches Grün, or "democratic green space." His vision united design, urban planning, and social equality, eschewing ornament for function. He also campaigned for practice-oriented training in landscape architecture. Though most renowned for the Olympiapark in Munich, Grzimek's entire oeuvre is timeless. This sweeping biography offers a wellspring of discoveries about this trailblazer. Tracing the history of modern landscape architecture in Germany, Grün details Grzimek's collaborations with famous architects, town planners, and other artists-including the graphic designer Otl Aicher, who outlined this volume alongside Grzimek in the 1980s. Featuring plans, images, texts, and excerpts from Grzimek's writings, this book illuminates the philosophy of a figure who embedded progressive ideals about democratic society into public spaces where German people continue to relax, play, and communicate.

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9783777440187 (English edition ; hardbound)
3777440183 (English edition ; hardbound)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-214).

Endowment Note

John S. B. and Bernice M. Bamford Libraries Endowment

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