City as organism. New visions for urban life. 22nd ISUF | International Seminar on Urban Form., May 2016
Karl Gruber is a central figure in the German architectural debate of the first half of 20th cent... more Karl Gruber is a central figure in the German architectural debate of the first half of 20th century. This paper highlights the importance of his contribution in the study of the shape and the character of the European city. Erwin Karl Gruber (Konstanz, 1885 - Darmstadt, 1966) is a German architect trained at the Technische Hochschule in Karlsruhe under the leadership of Friedrich Ostendorf (1871-1915). In 1924 he is appointed professor of “mittelalterliche Baukunst und Entwerfen” (medieval construction and design) at Technische Hochschule in Danzig; he is appointed chair of “Städtebau und Altertümer” (Urban design and antiquities) at Technische Hochschule Darmstadt in 1933. His many studies are dedicated to urban morphology, from ancient to the modern city. His most important work is Die Gestalt der deutschen Stadt (The form of the German town). In this study on the development of the city, he asserts city changes according to the spiritual order of the era. Gruber's approach to the study of the city aims to show the relationship between the shapes of cities and their political, religious and economic organization. He describes the shape of the city as the construction of a hierarchical space based on the opposition between sacred and profane, public and private. His attention mainly focuses on the Middle Ages, recognized as the heyday of German cities. His analysis is not only an urban one: it also involves the building types that create the city, from basic buildings to specialized architecture in their local variations.
City as organism. New visions for urban life. 22nd ISUF | International Seminar on Urban Form., May 2016
Karl Gruber is a central figure in the German architectural debate of the first half of 20th cent... more Karl Gruber is a central figure in the German architectural debate of the first half of 20th century. This paper highlights the importance of his contribution in the study of the shape and the character of the European city. Erwin Karl Gruber (Konstanz, 1885 - Darmstadt, 1966) is a German architect trained at the Technische Hochschule in Karlsruhe under the leadership of Friedrich Ostendorf (1871-1915). In 1924 he is appointed professor of “mittelalterliche Baukunst und Entwerfen” (medieval construction and design) at Technische Hochschule in Danzig; he is appointed chair of “Städtebau und Altertümer” (Urban design and antiquities) at Technische Hochschule Darmstadt in 1933. His many studies are dedicated to urban morphology, from ancient to the modern city. His most important work is Die Gestalt der deutschen Stadt (The form of the German town). In this study on the development of the city, he asserts city changes according to the spiritual order of the era. Gruber's approach to the study of the city aims to show the relationship between the shapes of cities and their political, religious and economic organization. He describes the shape of the city as the construction of a hierarchical space based on the opposition between sacred and profane, public and private. His attention mainly focuses on the Middle Ages, recognized as the heyday of German cities. His analysis is not only an urban one: it also involves the building types that create the city, from basic buildings to specialized architecture in their local variations.
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Erwin Karl Gruber (Konstanz, 1885 - Darmstadt, 1966) is a German architect trained at the Technische Hochschule in Karlsruhe under the leadership of Friedrich Ostendorf (1871-1915). In 1924 he is appointed professor of “mittelalterliche Baukunst und Entwerfen” (medieval construction and design) at Technische Hochschule in Danzig; he is appointed chair of “Städtebau und Altertümer” (Urban design and antiquities) at Technische Hochschule Darmstadt in 1933.
His many studies are dedicated to urban morphology, from ancient to the modern city. His most important work is Die Gestalt der deutschen Stadt (The form of the German town). In this study on the development of the city, he asserts city changes according to the spiritual order of the era. Gruber's approach to the study of the city aims to show the relationship between the shapes of cities and their political, religious and economic organization. He describes the shape of the city as the construction of a hierarchical space based on the opposition between sacred and profane, public and private. His attention mainly focuses on the Middle Ages, recognized as the heyday of German cities. His analysis is not only an urban one: it also involves the building types that create the city, from basic buildings to specialized architecture in their local variations.
Erwin Karl Gruber (Konstanz, 1885 - Darmstadt, 1966) is a German architect trained at the Technische Hochschule in Karlsruhe under the leadership of Friedrich Ostendorf (1871-1915). In 1924 he is appointed professor of “mittelalterliche Baukunst und Entwerfen” (medieval construction and design) at Technische Hochschule in Danzig; he is appointed chair of “Städtebau und Altertümer” (Urban design and antiquities) at Technische Hochschule Darmstadt in 1933.
His many studies are dedicated to urban morphology, from ancient to the modern city. His most important work is Die Gestalt der deutschen Stadt (The form of the German town). In this study on the development of the city, he asserts city changes according to the spiritual order of the era. Gruber's approach to the study of the city aims to show the relationship between the shapes of cities and their political, religious and economic organization. He describes the shape of the city as the construction of a hierarchical space based on the opposition between sacred and profane, public and private. His attention mainly focuses on the Middle Ages, recognized as the heyday of German cities. His analysis is not only an urban one: it also involves the building types that create the city, from basic buildings to specialized architecture in their local variations.