Die Rettung des Wittgenstein Hauses in Wien vor dem Abbruch. Saving the Wittgenstein House Vienna from Demolition: Eine Dokumentation. A Documentation 06/1969 – 21/06/1971

Bernhard Leitner

Published by Ambra Verlag 2013

Die Rettung des Wittgenstein Hauses in Wien vor dem Abbruch. Saving the Wittgenstein House Vienna from Demolition

Eine Dokumentation. A Documentation 06/1969 – 21/06/1971

Bernhard Leitner

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783990436189

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A Building as a Manifesto

“Did you know, Logical Positivists, that the late Ludwig Wittgenstein, the Austrian philosopher who’s very in with art worldings these days, was also a one-shot architect? And that now there’s is one-man movement afoot to save the single house he designed and built in Vienna? The movement is Bernhard Leitner, a young Austrian architect, over here on a stint with the city’s Office of Midtown Planning and Development.”
The New York Times, February 22, 1970

In June 1971, the demolition of the Wittgenstein House was resolved by the City of Vienna with the authorisation of the Landmarks Preservation Office. This demolition was stopped at the last minute. It was the improbable end of a two-year rescue campaign operated from New York. Bernhard Leitner collected unique photographs as well as facsimiles of documents that illustrate the incredible odyssey that ended in the rescue of this architectural jewel.

Bernhard Leitner is considered the savior of the Wittgenstein House
Letters, photos and reports document his efforts to save the building
First time available as book

Author / Editor information

Bernhard Leitner, Sound-Space artist, was Professor for Media Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.

Reviews

"Es ist spannend und – für eine Dokumentation – überraschend kurzweilig zu lesen, wie eine solche Rettungskampagne verlaufen und dabei, allen kommerziellen Interessen zum Trotz, auch noch von Erfolg gekrönt sein kann – in Österreich, in den späten 1960er Jahren, von New York aus. Wer weiß, ob ein solches Vorhaben heute einen ähnlichen Verlauf nehmen würde …"
Simone Kraft in: http://www.deconarch.com

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Inhalt / Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	2
The Inception / Der Auftrag Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	4
The Visit / Der Besuch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
The Article / Der Artikel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
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The Letter to the Editor / Der Leserbrief Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
The Office of Landmarks Preservation / Das Denkmalamt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
A Suspicious Silence / Die Gespannte Ruhe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
New York–Vienna–New York / New York–Wien–New York Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
The Intervention / Die Intervention Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
Rezoning / Die Umwidmung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
Epilogue / Der Nachruf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
The Call (Auspicious Occasion) / Der Anruf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
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Languages: German, English
Publisher: Ambra Verlag
Pages
- Main content: 140

eBook

Published: November 5, 2013
ISBN: 9783990436189

Hardcover

Published: October 21, 2013
ISBN: 9783990436172