Christian W. Thomsen Boeken

Architecture comprises sensuous, even erotic elements. In this ground-breaking book the authors undertake the first-ever examination of this aspect of architecture. Having introduced us to the concept of sensuous architecture, the book presents us with a chronological analysis, starting with the summer residences on the Loire and in Germany, and continuing with discussions on English landscape garden and the Marquis de Sade's torture chambers, before coming full circle with media architecture and cybersex. "Sensuous The Art of Erotic Building" lends insights into the cultural history of the bathroom, the erotic symbolism of towers and grottoes in various cultures, and anthropomorphic architecture. Examples of particularly sensuous residential buildings are certain to provide architects and their clients with stimulating ideas. In a chapter on present-day urban ambiences, the author argues that personal well-being and the general quality of life in our cities depend on architecture satisfying both the mind and the senses in equal measure. Painting, sculpture and wrapping art, as well as the relationship between architecture and eroticism in film, are examined. The book concludes with a plea for an architecture of the senses.

Reich illustriert und künstlerisch gestaltet ist das Buch in seiner zweisprachigen Verbindung von Text und Bild ein ideales Geschenk für Siegerländer daheim und in der Ferne, für Firmen und Institutionen und für jeden, dem das Siegerland am Herzen liegt und der es intensiver als in den gängigen Stadtführern kennen lernen möchte.

Die unselig beliebten Negativ-Klischees über Siegen und das Siegerland von der Art des „Was ist schlimmer als verlieren?.“ haben Christian W. Thomsen, der 1973 als Gründungssenator der Uni nach Siegen kam und seither allen Versuchen diverser in- und ausländischer Universitäten ihn abzuwerben widerstanden hat, zu einem Buch bewogen, das in 25 Seh-Geschichten mit solchem Unsinn aufräumt. Oft gemeinsam mit dem Künstlerfreund Ulrich Langenbach hat er Stadt und Land immer wieder kreuz und quer durchwandert, durchforscht, erlebt, fotografiert und mit „zweiten Blicken“ gerade das sichtbar gemacht, was nicht selten unter der Oberfläche liegt.

In many years of collaboration a research group with scholars from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United States has looked intot he most recent developments of Hollywood and its movie productions of the 1990s and the first years of the new country.

Since Wasmuth’s publication in 1994 of a book about Dieter Sieger, „Sieger Design” has become a respected brand in industrial design and recognised as a first-class full-service design bureau, covering the whole spectrum from architectural and product design, graphics and design management to PR work and brand-building. The firm has developed into one of the largest and most successful design offices in Germany; management of Sieger Design is now largely in the hands of the next generation, the founder’s sons. This volume places Sieger Design within the context of international design developments at the beginning of the 21st century, and in the midst of the shift away from isolated product designs to scientifically founded, closely networked design projects. Presented and analysed in this book is the firm’s own style as a long-term guarantor of success, the different services offered, its long-term partnerships and cultural competence, and also the family firm, as basis for its success.