Abstract / Description of output
There has been much researched, written and published on the work of modernist architects, but there is one important aspect of their creative output that has been undervalued in the study of their work – their own workspaces. Books and images have concentrated on the famous buildings and products, whilst the study of the interior spaces, in which the work was created, has been neglected. What the culture of these offices was, and the importance of these environments, in supporting the creative visions of the architects who ran them, has not been investigated to any great extent. This paper will examine the offices of some of the lead players in the Modernist Architecture movement, and analyse how the physical environment of their offices reflected their architectural paradigm, through an exploration of photographs of the spaces. It will discuss the relationship of the interior to the creativity of the practice, and what lessons we might learn from this for architects’ own working environments today
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of the European Architectural History Network |
| Publisher | Estonian Academy of Arts |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-9949-594-64-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 13 Jun 2018 |
| Event | European Architectural History Network 208: The Architectures of Creativity - National Library of Estonia, Tallin, Croatia Duration: 13 Jun 2018 → 16 Jun 2018 |
Conference
| Conference | European Architectural History Network 208 |
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| Country/Territory | Croatia |
| City | Tallin |
| Period | 13/06/18 → 16/06/18 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Interior Design
- Modernism
- architects
- workspace design
