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In 1984, German furniture-maker Axel Bruchhäuser reached out to architectural duo Alison (1928-93) and Peter Smithson (1923-2003) with a playful letter ostensibly written by his cat and addressed to theirs. The letter between cats inquired about commissioning the Smithsons to build several lookouts on Bruchhäuser's home, known locally as the "Hexenhaus" (the "Witches' House"--a common name in the area where the Brothers Grimm wrote their fairy tales). Started in 1986 and completed in 2001, and located in a dense forest in Hessen, the renovation that the Smithsons undertook constituted an example of what they called "law of the conglomerate." Step by step, the house was expanded and opened to admit the light as well the trees, which became part of the interior. The house's primary materials are wood and glass, providing a poetic example of latticework and a stunning use of natural light.

Smithson, Alison --- Smithson, Peter --- 72.07 --- Smithson, Alison en Peter --- Smithson, Alison M. (Margaret Gill) 1928-1993 (°Sheffield, Groot-Brittannië) --- Smithson, Peter 1923-2003 (°Stockton-on-Tees, Groot-Brittannië) --- New Brutalism --- Radicale architectuur ; 20ste eeuw --- Architecten. Stedenbouwkundigen A - Z --- Architecture --- Maison résidentielle --- Smithson, Alison, --- Smithson, Peter, --- Hesse (Allemagne) --- Allemagne --- Architecture - Allemagne --- Smithson, Alison, - 1928-1993. - Hexenhaus --- Smithson, Peter, - 1923-2003. - Hexenhaus --- Hesse (Allemagne) - Maison résidentielle --- Allemagne - Hesse

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This is the first overview of the career of Alison and Peter Smithson, the most controversial yet most widely-influential of post-war architectural practices. From their first youthful project, the school at Hunstanton, to their final works, they epitomised the idea of the avant-garde architect, and were strongly engaged with artists and critics and with groups and tendencies in Britain and beyond. Structured thematically and chronologically, the book gives a coherent and compact narrative of the Smithsons' work and ideas. As well as all of the major buildings - including the Economist complex, the Garden building at St Hilda's College, and the Robin Hood Gardens estate - the book also discusses unbuilt projects, including substantial work for the British embassy at Brasilia and the Kuwait mat-building. It culminates with the less well-known factory additions, museum and house for Axel Bruchhauser, a furniture manufacturer in Germany. Central to their work, Mark Crinson argues, was a concern with belonging, with how we identify ourselves with places in a context of change. Lavishly illustrated with new colour images as well as original drawings and historic photography, this book is an essential read for architects, students and enthusiasts for modernism wanting to learn more about the Smithsons.

architects --- Smithson, Peter --- Smithson, Alison --- Architects --- Architecture --- Brutalism (Architecture) --- Architecture, Modern --- 72.07 --- Smithson, Alison M. (Margaret Gill) 1928-1993 (°Sheffield, Groot-Brittannië) --- Smithson, Peter 1923-2003 (°Stockton-on-Tees, Groot-Brittannië) --- Architectuur ; vnl. Groot-Brittannië ; 20ste eeuw --- Moderne Beweging --- New Brutalism --- Architectuur ; 20ste eeuw ; A. en P. Smithson --- Brutalist architecture --- New brutalism (Architecture) --- History --- Architecten. Stedenbouwkundigen A - Z --- Smithson, Alison, --- Smithson, Peter, --- Smithson, Alison Margaret --- Gill, Alison Margaret, --- Neo-brutalism (Architecture)

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Smithson, Alison, --- Smithson, Peter, --- Architecture, Modern --- Modern movement (Architecture) --- Influence. --- Smithson, Alison --- Smithson, Peter --- Alison M. Smithson 1928-1993 (° Sheffield, Gr.-Br.) Peter D. Smithson1928-2003 (° Stockton-on-Tees, Gr.-Br.) --- Architectuur ; 1946-1996 ; Alison & Peter Smithson --- Architectuur ; vnl. Groot-Brittannië ; 20ste eeuw --- CIAM ; Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne --- Moderne Beweging --- 72.07 --- 72.038 --- Architecten. Stedenbouwkundigen A - Z --- Architectuurgeschiedenis ; 1950 - 2000 --- Smithson, Alison M. (Margaret Gill) 1928-1993 (°Sheffield, Groot-Brittannië) --- Smithson, Peter 1923-2003 (°Stockton-on-Tees, Groot-Brittannië) --- New Brutalism --- Modernism (Architecture) --- Modernist architecture --- International style (Architecture) --- Architecture --- Influence --- History --- Smithson, Alison Margaret --- Themes, motives. --- Gill, Alison Margaret,

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Environmental planning --- Architecture, Modern --- City planning --- History --- Smithson, Alison Margaret --- Smithson, Peter, --- Themes, motives. --- Smithson, Alison --- Smithson, Peter --- Alison M. Smithson 1928-1993 (° Sheffield, Gr.-Br.) Peter D. Smithson 1928-2003 (° Stockton-on-Tees, Gr.-Br.) --- Stedenbouw ; 1946-1996 ; Alison & Peter Smithson --- Stedenbouw ; vnl. Groot-Brittannië ; 20ste eeuw --- Moderne Beweging --- CIAM ; Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne --- 72.07 --- Architecten. Stedenbouwkundigen A - Z --- Smithson, Alison Margaret, --- Smithson, Alison M. 1928-1993 (°Sheffield, Groot-Brittannië) --- Smithson, Peter 1923-2003 (°Stockton-on-Tees, Groot-Brittannië) --- Architectuur ; 1946-1996 ; Alison & Peter Smithson --- Architecture --- Case studies --- Cas, Etudes de --- Smithson, Alison, --- Urbanisme --- Histoire --- Etudes de cas --- Modern architecture --- Cities and towns --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Land use --- Planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Regional planning --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Government policy --- Management --- Gill, Alison Margaret, --- Case studies.

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711.16 --- 711.4 --- 72.036 --- Berlin --- Berlijn --- Duitsland --- Böhm, Gottfried --- Gregotti, Vittorio --- Smithson, Peter --- Ungers, Oswald Mathias --- Siza, Álvaro --- Stadsvernieuwing --- Stedenbouw --- Twintigste eeuw (architectuur) --- 20ste eeuw (architectuur) --- Conferences - Meetings --- City planning --- Urban renewal --- Architecture --- History --- Siza Vieira, Alvaro, --- Berlin (Germany) --- Tiergarten (Berlin, Germany) --- Buildings, structures, etc. --- Smithson, Peter, --- Böhm, Gottfried, --- Gregotti, Vittorio, --- Ungers, Oswald Mathias, --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Model cities --- Renewal, Urban --- Urban redevelopment --- Urban renewal projects --- Land use, Urban --- Urban policy --- Cities and towns --- Civic planning --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Land use --- Planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Regional planning --- Design and construction --- Government policy --- Management --- Tiergarten, Berlin (Verwaltungsbezirk) --- Stadt Berlin (Germany) --- Berlin (Germany : State) --- Berlim (Germany) --- Baralīna (Germany) --- Berolinum (Germany) --- Berlinum (Germany) --- Verolino (Germany) --- Land Berlin (Germany) --- Berlin State (Germany) --- Berlino (Germany) --- Berlijn (Germany) --- Berlin (Germany : West) --- Berlin (Germany : East) --- Buildings, structures, etc --- Architecture, Primitive --- Stadsontwikkeling ; Berlijn ; 20ste eeuw --- Siza, Álvaro (Álvaro Joaquim Melo Siza Viera) °1933 (°Matosinhos, Oporto, Portugal) --- Ungers, Oswald Mathias 1926-2007 (°Kaisersesch, Eifel, Duitsland) --- Smithson, Peter 1923-2003 (°Stockton-on-Tees, Groot-Brittannië) --- Gregotti, Vittorio (° 1927) --- Böhm, Gottfried °1920 (°Offenbach am Main, Duitsland) --- 711.4(C) --- Steden ; vormgeving ; analyse