Heinrich Mann Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 76 (1996) Winner
Julius Posener
ユリウス・ポゼナー
Yuriusu Pozenā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1904-11-04 （Lichterfelde (Berlin)）
- Died
- 1996-01-29 （Berlin） age 91
- Nationality
- German, British
- Languages
- German, English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Lichterfelde, Berlin → Paris → Palestine → London → Kuala Lumpur → Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- architectural historian, author, higher education teacher
- Active Years
- 1923-1996
- Affiliations
- Deutscher Werkbund
- Memberships
- Deutscher Werkbund
- Influenced By
- Hans Poelzig, Erich Mendelsohn
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technische Hochschule Berlin-Charlottenberg | — | Architecture | — | 1923-1929 | Germany |
Technische Hochschule Berlin-Charlottenberg
Architecture
Period:
1923-1929
Year of Graduation:
1929
Country:
Germany
Studied under Hans Poelzig among others
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Beginnings of Functionalism. From Arts and Crafts to the Deutscher Werkbund
1964 Architectural historyTraces the beginnings of functionalism from Arts and Crafts to the Deutscher Werkbund.
FunctionalismModern architecture
From Schinkel to the Bauhaus
1972 Architectural historyOverview of German architecture from Schinkel to the Bauhaus.
Modern architectureBauhaus
Almost as Old as the Century. An Autobiography as Epoch Painting. From Late Empire over Republic to Exile and Return to New Berlin
1990 AutobiographyAutobiography of an architectural historian who emigrated during the Nazi era.
ExileArchitectural history20th century Germany
Secret Memories. In Germany 1904-1933
2004 AutobiographyMemories from childhood to the rise of Nazis.
MemoirWeimar Republic
Bibliography
- Der Architekt Arieh Sharon, Bauen und Wohnen, 12, 1969
- Hans Poelzig, 1970
- Berlin auf dem Weg zu einer neuen Architektur 1889–1918, 1977
- In Deutschland 1945-1946, 2001
- Julius Posener Vorlesungen 1, Die moderne Architektur (1924-1933), arch+ 48
- Julius Posener Vorlesungen 2, Die Architektur der Reform (1900-1924), arch+ 53
- Julius Posener Vorlesungen 3, Das Zeitalter Wilhelms II., arch+ 59
- Julius Posener Vorlesungen 4, Die sozialen und bautechnischen Entwicklungen im 19. Jahrhundert, arch+ 63/64
- Julius Posener Vorlesungen 5, Neue Tendenzen im 18. Jahrhundert, arch+ 69/70
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ScholarlyHistorical analytical
- Recurring Motifs
- Modern architectural historyExile experience
Legacy
Fled Nazis to Palestine and UK, later returned to Berlin contributing to architectural history education. Chaired Deutscher Werkbund, influential in architectural studies.
Archives
- German National Library
Quotes
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I lived in Germany, the best country that there is, the best villa suburb, in the best house with the most beautiful garden wide and far ... When I recited to myself in the evenings before going to bed, I was content with the world and loved God so gratefully.
Source: autobiography _Heimliche Erinnerungen_ ("Secret Memories") (2004)
Trivia
- From a bourgeois-Jewish family.
- Son of painter Moritz Posener.