{"id":47181,"date":"2023-06-25T13:18:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T11:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meonline.hu\/?p=47181"},"modified":"2023-06-25T13:18:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T11:18:07","slug":"oszovetseg-uj-epiteszet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meonline.hu\/en\/utoirat\/oszovetseg-uj-epiteszet\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Testament, New Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Judaic-Jewish roots of modernism, 1848\u20132000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Text and Photos: Rudolf Klein<\/strong><\/p>\n

This paper discusses the impact of the aniconic Biblical tradition on modern architecture; modernism\u2019s departure from the traditional Greco-Christian cultural paradigm, i. e. abolishing the buildings\u2019 representation of tectonics (columns, capitals, architraves, etc.); cancelling the basics of Aristotle\u2019s aesthetics and banning figurative decoration on surfaces. The paper surmises that the Biblical shift from the visible (representable) sacred to the invisible (non-representable) facilitated the architectural move from \u2019adorned material\u2019 to plain, purist surfaces and the dominance of space over material and ornament in the theory and practical work Adolf Loos, the creator of Purism and Raumplan (space-plan).
\nThe term \u2018new architecture\u2019 in the title, in original “Neues Bauen”, the New Building), refers to the aforementioned shift, which differentiated itself from traditional notion of architecture as Arch\u00e9-Techn\u00e9 (the master skill), implying artistry, hierarchy and conventions. This shift was best expressed in the name of the Bauhaus (literally: house-building), skilfully avoiding any links to the traditional term of Baukunst and architecture. Thus, the study investigates how modernism is indebted to Judaic\/Jewish heritage, if it is justified to speak about \u201cJewish architecture\u201d regarding modernism, knowing that Buddhism, Islam and many other spiritual and building traditions also impacted it.
\nThis paper is a preview of the author\u2019s comprehensive monograph in progress to be published next year about the history of some Judaic\/Jewish impacted architectural movements during the 19th and 20th centuries in Europe and the United States.<\/p>\n

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