Herrmann traces his life, analyzes his writings, including his major work, Der Stil, and presents translations of recently uncovered texts.

The enduring influence of the architect Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) derives primarily from his monumental theoretical foray Der Stil in der technischen und tek

Biografie van de Duitse architect en architectuurtheoreticus (1803-1879)

Gottfied Semper was the most important German theorist of the nineteenth century. From his first published essay on Greek polychromy in 1834 to his final lectur

Material Theories takes a radically new approach to well-established thinking on nineteenth-century architecture and design by investigating Gottfried Semper’