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Lane, Barbara Miller was born on November 1, 1934 in New York City. Daughter of George Ross Rede and Gertrude Miller.
( Housing and Dwelling collects the best in recent schola...)
Housing and Dwelling collects the best in recent scholarly and philosophical writings that bear upon the history of domestic architecture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Lane combines exemplary readings that focus on and examine the issues involved in the study of domestic architecture, taken from an innovative and informed combination of philosophy, history, social science, art, literature and architectural writings. Uniquely, the readings underline the point of view of the user of a dwelling and assess the impact of varying uses on the evolution of domestic architecture. This book is a valuable asset for students, scholars, and designers alike, exploring the extraordinary variety of methods, interpretations and source materials now available in this important field. For students, it opens windows on the many aspects of domestic architecture. For scholars, it introduces new, interdisciplinary points of view and suggests directions for further research. It acquaints practising architects in the field of housing design with history and methods and offers directions for future design possibilities.
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( In the spring of 1933, the Nazi government began its c...)
In the spring of 1933, the Nazi government began its campaign to eliminate "modern" tendencies in German art--with particular emphasis on architecture--and to eradicate what it chose to call "art bolshevism." The Bauhaus, by then an internationally famous center of avant garde design, was shut down. In a close analysis of intellectual, political, social, and economic developments, Lane shows that Nazi views on architecture were generated by a complex of historical factors. Far from being cohesive, Nazi cultural policy was largely the product of the conflicting ideas about art held by the Nazi leaders and their efforts to advance these ideas during internal power struggles.
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Barbara Miller Lane focuses on the movement called "National Romanticism," which flourished in Germany and Scandinavia from about 1890 to 1920, and offers a new interpretation of its origins. During this period, painters, interior designers, city planners and architects created a new kind of domestic architecture and interior design, as well as monumental architecture. Drawing on local and regional folk traditions, and encouraging a simple way of life, architects such as Eliel Saarinen, Hans Poelzig, and Martin Nyrop, among others, looked back to medieval and even prehistoric times for their models, as they tried to create a new architecture for the new millennium.
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Lane, Barbara Miller was born on November 1, 1934 in New York City. Daughter of George Ross Rede and Gertrude Miller.
Bachelor, University Chicago, 1953. Bachelor, Barnard College, New York City, 1956. Master of Arts, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1962.
Tutor history and literature Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1960-1961. Lecturer to professor history Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, 1962-1975, director Growth and Structure of Cities Program, 1971-1989, Andrew W. Mellon professor humanities, 1981-1999, Katherine McBride professor, 1999—2005, director graduate group in archaeology, classics and history of art, 2004, research professor, since 2008. Visiting professor architecture Columbia University, 1989.
Consultant National Endowment of the Humanities senior fellowships, Washington, 1971-1973, Time-Life Books, New York City, 1975. Advisor Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects, New York City, 1979-1982. Visiting examiner University Helsinki, 1991.
Visiting lecturer Technische Universität, Berlin, 1991, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2002.
( In the spring of 1933, the Nazi government began its c...)
(Barbara Miller Lane focuses on the movement called "Natio...)
( Housing and Dwelling collects the best in recent schola...)
Co-founder, director, chairman board directors New Gulph Child Care Center, Bryn Mawr, 1971-1975. Member Middle Atlantic Regional Committee, Mellon Fellowships in the Humanities, 1985-1987. Member visiting committee Harvard University Department History, 1986-1992, Berlin Stadtforum (advisory council to Senator for Urban Development and Environment), 1991-1996.
Member national screening committee Institute International Education, 1999-2004. Member committee National Endowment of the Humanities senior fellowships, 2002. Member Society Architectural Historians (board directors 1977-1980, Alice Davis Hitchcock award 1968, chairman awards committees 1976, 82, chairman journal committee 1982-1983), Conference Group on Central European History (board directors 1977-1979, chairman awards committee 1987), American History Association (member council 1979-1982, chairman committee on Popular Magazine of History 1982), College Art Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jonathan Lane, January 28, 1956. Children: Steven Gregory, Eleanor.