Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Jacques Blumer, 2009.
Creator: | Blumer, Jacques | Project: | Atelier 5 (Firm) oral history project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | transcript 10 pages 1 electronic file : digital file (80 minutes). 1 electronic file : digital file (84 minutes). | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteArchitect.
Scope and ContentsBorn 1937, Warsaw; Atelier 5 architectural firm; early projects with Atelier 5: Seftigenstrasse, Halen, and Flamatt 1; education at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule/Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale; Fritz Thormann; Alfredo Pini; Hans Brechbühler; apprentice work; Haefeli Moser Steiger firm; work environment at Atelier 5 office; comparison of stairs and kitchens in Halen and Flamatt 1 and Flatmatt 2 designs; influence of Le Corbuiser; Atelier 5 opinions of other architecture of the time; development of planning department at Atelier 5; idea of city as balance between public and private space as negotiation between the individual and political entities; common property in Halen to facilitate social use; teaching: enjoyment of transmitting knowledge, changes university pedagogy from didactic to dialogic, work as associate professor in Chicago; method of gathering research material for Atelier 5 office.
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