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Sommersemester 2020

Mittwoch 16:00-18:00

• Goethe University Frankfurt am Main | Art History Department

Seminar

SIEGFRIED KRACAUER AND MODERN ARCHITECTURAL CRITICISM

Prof. Dr. Carsten Ruhl

SIEGFRIED KRACAUER AND MODERN ARCHITECTURAL CRITICISM Kracauer’s writings are well known in media studies and sociology. Less known is the fact that he was a trained architect. He studied architecture in Darmstadt, Berlin and Munich and practised as an architect during World War I. In 1915 he published his dissertation…

Summer Semester 2020

Tuesdays 14h-16h

• Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Art History Department

Masterseminar

History and Theory in Architectural Periodicals

Daniela Ortiz dos Santos

Guest Lectures 05.05 Sarah Borree, “(Un)seeing Photographs in Der Baumeister 1925-1932" Between 1925 and 1932, numerous articles published in German architectural mainstream periodical Der Baumeister featured references and remarks that either commented on photography more generally or the qualities or uses of specific photographs within the articles. Through a close…

Sommersemester 2020

Tuesdays 16h-18h

• Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Art History Deparment

Propaedeutic Architecture

The Meaning of Architecture Today

Carsten Ruhl & Daniela Ortiz dos Santos

What type of narratives do we want to pursue while judging about the meaning of architecture today? Which Histories shall be celebrated and constructed? Who is in Charge of Architecture? Although these may sound straightforward questions, answering them poses new methodological challenges. Our introductory course to architectural history adopts these…