J. Christoph Bürkle

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Johann Christoph Bürkle (* 1954 in Hamburg ) is a German art historian , architecture critic , author and publishing director.

biography

After training as a photographer, J. Christoph Bürkle studied art history in Hamburg and Munich and received his doctorate in 1985 with Martin Warnke on Hans Scharoun . From 1985 to 1989 he was a lecturer and lecturer at the University of Hamburg and at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, from 1989 to 1995 he worked as a senior assistant at the ETH Zurich at Werner Oechslin's chair for the history of art and architecture .

From 1995 to 2012 J. Christoph Bürkle was the head of Niggli Verlag , editor-in-chief of the architecture magazine archithese and, until 2007, also publisher of the cultural magazine du . He is a member of the Association of Swiss Architects (BSA), was President of the Zurich Architecture Forum (until 2018) and has been a lecturer in architectural history and architectural theory at the University of Liechtenstein since 2002 . He has published numerous books on architecture topics and regularly writes articles in the specialist and daily press. He lives in Zurich .

Publications

  • Hans Scharoun and the modern age. Ideas, projects, theater construction. Campus, Frankfurt am Main 1986, ISBN 3-593-33616-2 .
  • Hans Scharoun. Birkhäuser, Basel / Berlin / Boston 1993, ISBN 3-7643-5580-8 .
  • Classic modern houses. DVA, Munich 1994, ISBN 3421030499 .
  • (with Werner Oechslin ) El Lissitzky. The dream of the cloud bar. gta, Zurich 1991, ISBN 3856760342 .
  • (with Ruggero Tropeano) The Rotach Houses. A prototype of the new building in Zurich. gta, Zurich 1994, ISBN 3856760555
  • (with Ivan Nemec and Jürgen Pleuser) The German Cathedral in Berlin. Church, town sign, exhibition building. Niggli, Sulgen 1997, ISBN 372120302X .
  • Morger & Degelo, architects. Niggli, Sulgen 2000, ISBN 3721203453 .
  • (with Jörg Friedrich) Luigi Snozzi. Build cities. Niggli, Sulgen 2000, ISBN 3721203224 .
  • Young Swiss Architects - Young Swiss Architects. Niggli, Sulgen 2001, ISBN 3721203038 .
  • Max Dudler. Architecture for the city. Niggli, Sulgen 2003, ISBN 3721204514 .

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SURNAME Bürkle, J. Christoph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bürkle, Johann Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art historian, architecture critic, author and publishing director
DATE OF BIRTH 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg