Beschreibung
With 'Transparency: Literal and Phenomenal' (1955), Colin Rowe and Robert Slutzky composed one of the most influential essays of 20th Century architectural theory. In 1968, the German edition of part I was published. Now, for the first time ever, Part II is being presented in German. The translation by Tom Steinert shows that the polemic of the first part - which was so bound to its moment, in the context of the birth of modernist criticism - is overcome in the second part. 'Transparency, Part II' offers the necessary supplement, without which the concept of phenomenal transparency and its historical position would remain fragmentary and unsatisfactory. A detailed commentary from the editor recontextualizes the essay on the basis of the outcomes of new research.
Autorenportrait
Colin Rowe (1920-1999) war ein angloamerikanischer Architekturtheoretiker. Nach Studien an der Liverpool University, am Warburg Institute (Rudolf Wittkower) und an der Yale University (Henry-Russell Hitchcock) lehrte er vor allem an der University of Texas und der Cornell University. 1995 wurde ihm die Goldmedaille des Royal Institute of British Architects verliehen. Wichtigste Publikationen: 'Transparency', Teile I und II, gemeinsam mit Robert Slutzky, und 'Collage City', gemeinsam mit Fred Koetter. Robert Slutzky (1929-2005) war ein US-amerikanischer Maler. Nach Studien unter anderem bei Josef Albers an der Yale University lehrte er an der University of Texas, der Cornell University, am Pratt Institute, an der Cooper Union und der University of Pennsylvania.
