Goetheanum I
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 | Goetheanum I |
| Designer | Rudolf Steiner |
| Location | Dornach, near Basel |
| Date | 1924 to 1928 |
| Building Type | school, auditorium |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | -- |
| Architectural Style | Eclectic Early Modern |
| Street Address | R�ttiweg 45 |
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| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Second_Goetheanum.html |
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"After an abortive attempt to build a centre for the anthroposophical movement in Munich, Rudolf Steiner was able to erect the headquarters of his new organization not far from Basel. His entirely timber-clad design was made in 1913. Building soon began and the first Goetheanum was opened in 1920. At the same time, strange edifices connected with the movement grew up around the new 'temple' in the grounds at Dornach. The Goetheanum was burnt down on New Year's Eve, 1922/3 and was replaced by a new building in reinforced concrete. Steiner's work falls into no stylistic category, its idiosyncrasies and originality makes it as unique as the Czech phase of Rondo-Cubism."
— Dennis Sharp. Twentieth Century Architecture: a Visual History. p46-7.
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Roger H. Clark and Michael Pause. Precedents in Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. reduction diagram, p210.— Updated edition available at Amazon.com
Kenneth Frampton. Modern Architecture 1851-1945. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1983. ISBN 0-8478-0506-9. LC 83-61363. NA642.F7 1983. plan drawing, p156.— Available at Amazon.com
Dennis Sharp. Twentieth Century Architecture: a Visual History. New York: Facts on File, 1990. ISBN 0-8160-2438-3. NA680.S517. exterior photo, interior photo, small plan and section drawings, p47. replacement building, p91. — Available at Amazon.com
Dennis Sharp. A Visual History of Twentieth-Century Architecture. William Heinemann Ltd., 1972. ISBN 8212-0425-4. LC 78-177906. NA680.S52. section, p47. interior photo of auditorium, p47.
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