Paper Presentation at ACSA108 Virtual Conference OPEN: Hugo Härign’s “Philosophy of Gestalt”: An Alternative Approach to Architectural Design Theory

ABSTRACT German architectural historian Julius Posener (1904-1996) maintained that Hugo Häring (1882-1958) was the only early modernist architect who had formulated an entire body of architectural theory of his time.[1] Häring’s thinking and its central argument, however, has received very little attention, especially in the English-speaking world.[2] The author substantially contributed to interpreting Häring’s original ideas and…

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