Lucius Burckhardt

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Lucius Burckhardt (born March 12, 1925 in Davos ; † August 26, 2003 in Basel ) was a Swiss sociologist and economist . He is considered the founder of promenadology .

Life

Lucius Burckhardt (1925–2003), sociologist, economist, lecturer, co-founder of the “Green Alternative Basel”. Grave in the Wolfgottesacker cemetery, Basel
Grave of Lucius and Annemarie Burckhardt in the Wolfgottesacker cemetery , Basel

Lucius Burckhardt first studied medicine, then economics and sociology in Basel , where he received his doctorate in 1955. phil. and then worked as a research assistant at the social research center at the University of Münster in Dortmund . After a guest professorship at the Ulm School of Design in 1959, he took on several teaching positions from 1961 to 1973 and later as a guest professor for sociology at the architecture department of the ETH Zurich . In addition, he was editor-in-chief of the magazine Werk from 1962 to 1972 .

1976 took Lucius Burckhardt with students from the University of Kassel his first " Urspaziergang " in Castle Park Riede near Kassel , and he in the 1980s with his wife on the basis of his previous research on sociology and urbanism the promenadology developed. From 1976 to 1983 Lucius Burckhardt was first chairman of the Deutscher Werkbund , from 1973 he taught as a professor for the socio-economics of urban systems in the department of architecture, urban and landscape planning at the university in Kassel. He was a corresponding member of the German Academy for Urban Development and Regional Planning , Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres , member of the founding advisory board of the Saar College of Fine Arts from 1987 to 1989 and founding dean of the design faculty of the Bauhaus University Weimar from 1992 to 1994 .

His work was recognized in 1994 with the Hessian Culture Prize for outstanding achievements in the fields of science, ecology and aesthetics , the Federal Prize for Supporters of Design in 1995 and the Swiss Design Prize in 2001.

His wife Annemarie Burckhardt , née Wackernagel (1930–2012), whom he married in 1955, was an artist and at the same time his most important colleague.

Exhibitions (selection)

Book publications

  • with Markus Kutter : We build our city ourselves. A reference to the possibilities of state building policy (= Basler political writings. 1, ZDB -ID 2619692-X ). F. Handschin, Basel 1953.
  • with Max Frisch and Markus Kutter: Attention: Switzerland. A conversation about our situation and a proposal for action. Result of a discussion (= Basel political writings. 2). F. Handschin, Basel et al. 1955.
  • with Max Frisch and Markus Kutter: The new city. Contributions to the discussion (= Basel political writings. 3). F. Handschin, Basel 1956.
  • Journey to the Risorgimento. Turin and the unification of Italy. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne et al. 1959.
  • with Walter Maria Förderer : Building a process. Niggli, Teufen 1968.
  • as editor with Annemarie Burckhardt and Diego Peverelli : Modern architecture in Switzerland since 1900. Verlag Werk, Winterthur 1969.
  • The Werkbund in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Shape without ornament. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-421-02529-0 (translated into Italian, French, English).
  • as editor with Michael Andritzky and Ot Hoffmann : For a different architecture. A publication of the Deutscher Werkbund. 2 volumes. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1981;
    • Volume 1: Building with nature and in the region (= Magazin Brennpunkte 21 = Fischer. 4043). ISBN 3-596-24043-3 ;
    • Volume 2: Build and live independently (= Magazin Brennpunkte 22 = Fischer. 4044). ISBN 3-596-24044-1 .
  • The children eat their revolution. Living - planning - building - green. Published by Bazon Brock . DuMont, Cologne 1985, ISBN 3-7701-1718-2 .
  • Design is invisible. Published by Hans Höger . Cantz, Ostfildern 1995, ISBN 3-89322-765-2 .
  • Who is planning the planning? Architecture, politics and people. Edited by Jesko Fezer and Martin Schmitz . Martin Schmitz, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-927795-39-9 .
  • Why is landscape beautiful? The walk science. Edited by Markus Ritter and Martin Schmitz. Martin Schmitz, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-927795-42-9 .
  • Design is invisible. Design, society, pedagogy. Edited by Silvan Blumenthal and Martin Schmitz. Martin Schmitz, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-927795-61-7 .
  • Lucius Burckhardt Writings. Rethinking man-made environments. Politics, Landscapes & Design. Edited by Jesko Fezer and Martin Schmitz. Springer, Vienna et al. 2012, ISBN 978-3-7091-1256-4 .
  • The smallest possible intervention or the return of the planning to the predictable. Edited by Markus Ritter and Martin Schmitz. Martin Schmitz, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-927795-66-2 .

literature

  • Silvan Blumenthal: The teaching canapé. Lucius Burckhardt and the architect's picture at the ETH Zurich 1970–1973 (= Standpunkte documents. No. 2). Standpunkte, Basel 2010, ISBN 978-3-9523540-5-6 .
  • Ueli Mäder , Peter Sutter, Markus Bossert, Aline Schoch, Reto Bürgin, Simon Mugier, Hector Schmassmann: Space and Power. The city between vision and reality. Life and work of Lucius and Annemarie Burckhardt. Rotpunktverlag, Zurich 2014, ISBN 978-3-85869-591-8 .
  • Noah Regenass, Markus Ritter, Martin Schmitz (Hrsgg.): Lucius Burckhardt: Landscape-theoretical watercolors and walking science. Martin Schmitz, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-927795-75-4 .
  • Lucius Burckhardt in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)

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personal data
SURNAME Burckhardt, Lucius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss sociologist and economist
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Davos , Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH August 26, 2003
Place of death Basel , Switzerland