Max Ludwig Cetto (February 20, 1903 – April 5, 1980) was a German-Mexican architect , historian of architecture , and professor .
20-616: CIAM may refer to: Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne , the International Congresses of Modern Architecture Commission Internationale Aeromodelling , a section of Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Central Institute of Aviation Motors , a specialized Russian research and engineering facility CIAM-FM , is a radio station in Fort Vermilion, Alberta , Canada CIAM, former call sign of CJDV-FM ,
40-3261: A Modernist approach with a respect for ecology , were highly influential in Mexican domestic architecture. He was Professor of Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , from 1965 to 1979. Cetto died in Mexico City in 1980. Cetto, Max, “Anmerkungen zur Zeit: das Mehr-scheinen-als-sein ist erfolgreich industrialisiert worden“, Baukunst und Werkform, Nr. 5, Frankfurt am Main, 1954, 247-249 Cetto, Max, “Architecture Mexicaine, 1968-1978”, Techniques et Architecture, No. 320, juin-juillet 1978, Paris, 122-123 Cetto, Max, „Arquitectura moderna en México”, Revista Arquitecto, año 4, No. 14, sept-oct 1979, México, 1979 Cetto, Max, „Brief eines jungen deutschen Architekten an Dr. Goebbels“, Die Neue Stadt, Mai 1933, Zürich, 26–28. Cetto, Max, “Candela, Felix” in Gerd Hatje , ed. Knaurs Lexikon der Modernen Architektur , Gerd Hatje, München/ Zürich,1963, 58–59. Cetto, Max, „Carta de un joven arquitecto alemán al Sr. Goebbels, Ministro del Reich de Propaganda e Ilustración del Pueblo”, traducida al español por Mariana Frenk Westheim. Se puede consultar en Dussel Peters, Susanne, Max Cetto: arquitecto mexicano-alemán , UAM, 1995, pp. 70–73 Cetto, Max, „Eine Fabrik von 1903, Das Fabrikgebaude der Spielwarenfabrik Margarete Steiff, Giengen a.d. Brenz (Wttbg)“, Das Neue Frankfurt 4, Frankfurt/ Main, 1932–1933. Cetto, Max, „Gedanken zur Architektur der Zukunft - Entwicklungstendenzen in Mexiko“ Bauen in der Zukunft, 1. Internationaler Baukongress, DEUBAU ‚64, Essen, 4–6.6.1964, 9-28. (gekürzte Fassung erschienen in : Der Architekt, Nr.10, Essen, Oktober 1964, 311–314.) Cetto, Max, „Glas und Gesundheit,“ Frankfurter Zeitung, Okt.1929. Cetto, Max, “Influencias externas y significado de la tradición,“ en Roberto Segre, ed. América Latina en su arquitectura , UNESCO, Siglo XXI eds., México,1975. Cetto, Max, “Lettre de Mexique”, Zodiac, Nr. 1, Milano, Ottobre 1957, 206. Cetto, Max, „Mexiko“ in Gerd Hatje (Hg.) Knaurs Lexikon der Modernen Architektur , München/ Zürich, Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1963, 167–169. Cetto, Max, „Mexiko heute“ in Bauwelt, Nr. 52, Dez.1955, Berlin, 1078. Cetto, Max, Modern Architecture in Mexico; Arquitectura moderna en México , F. Praeger, New York, 1961. Cetto, Max, Moderne Architektur in Mexiko , Verlag Gerd Hatje, Stuttgart, 1961. Cetto, Max, “O Gorman, Juan” in Emanuel Muriel, ed., Contemporary Architects , St. Martin's Press, N.Y., 1980, 594. Cetto, Max, „Reflexiones sobre la construcción en el futuro“, Revista Calli internacional, revista analítica de arquitectura contemporánea, No. 44, México, 1969, pp. 48–54 (traducción del alemán
60-472: A naturalized Mexican in 1947. As well as having a natural affinity with Mexico, he was able to incorporate his European experiences into what he built there. The respect for nature he had learned from Neutra is evident in his handling of the volcanic terrain of the Jardines del Pedregal , Mexico City , where he collaborated with Luis Barragán , constructing various houses amid the impressive scenery of
80-501: A cargo de Bettina Cetto). Con esta conferencia se inauguró un Congreso Internacional en Essen, Alemania, cuyo temario era la arquitectura en el futuro. Cetto, Max, „Richard Döcker, Terrasentyp“ (Buchbesprechung) in Das Neue Frankfurt, Frankfurt/ Main, September, 1930, 210. Cetto, Max, “Sobre la feria de Nueva York“, Arquitectos México, No. 22, México,1965. Cetto, Max, “Some Skeptical Remarks about Prophesying and Planning
100-627: A radio station in Cambridge, Ontario , Canada CIAM, Customer Identity Access Management Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title CIAM . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CIAM&oldid=927900504 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
120-601: Is Different”, in Sergio Bath et al. Symposium on Latin America, Wellesley: Wellesley College, Barnette Miller Foundation, 1963, 143–161. Cetto, Max, „Wohnbauten in einer Lavalandschaft Mexicos“ in Baukunst und Werkform, Heft 1–2, Frankfurt/Main, 1954, 37-58 1926/30 Various Works, including park pavilions, university dental clinic, teachers seminary, old people's asylum, electrical generating/transforming plants, etc., for
140-418: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Congr%C3%A8s Internationaux d%27Architecture Moderne The Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne ( CIAM ), or International Congresses of Modern Architecture , was an organization founded in 1928 and disbanded in 1959, responsible for a series of events and congresses arranged across Europe by
160-795: The Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach . In 1932, Cetto took part in the competition for the design of the headquarters of the League of Nations in Geneva . Founder-member Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne , 1928. He moved to San Francisco in 1938, where he worked for Los Angeles -based architect Richard Neutra on projects including the Kahn House (1939). Cetto married Gertrud Catarina Kramis in 1940 and bore three children: Verónica, Ana María and Bettina. He settled in Mexico and became
180-604: The Palace of the Soviets , a watershed moment and an indication that the Soviets had abandoned CIAM's principles, changed those plans. Instead it was held on board ship, the SS Patris II . which sailed from Marseille to Athens . Here the group discussed the principles of " The Functional City ", which broadened CIAM's scope from architecture into urban planning. Based on an analysis of thirty-three cities, CIAM proposed that
200-795: The Structuralism of the Dutch members ( Aldo van Eyck and Jacob B. Bakema ). CIAM's conferences consisted of: Max Cetto Born in Koblenz , Germany , Max Cetto studied at the Technische Hochschulen in Darmstadt , Munich and Berlin . At the latter he studied with Hans Poelzig , graduating as an engineer–architect in 1926 and worked then for the New Frankfurt project. After 1929 he taught also some years at
220-604: The CIAM formula was rejected by its citizens as an "all-out attack on the city". The CIAM organization disbanded in 1959 as the views of the members diverged. Le Corbusier had left in 1955, objecting to the increasing use of English during meetings. For a reform of CIAM, the group Team 10 was active from 1953 onwards, and two different movements emerged from it: the Brutalism of the English members (Alison and Peter Smithson) and
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#1732772910245240-560: The Future of Architecture”, The Semester Review of the Clemson College of Architecture, Clemson, South Carolina, Spring 1971, 1-5 Cetto, Max, traducción al alemán y texto introductorio de Faber, Colin, Candela und seine Schalen , Callwey Verlag , München,1965 Cetto, Max, “Walter Gropius,“ Arquitectura Mexico, 102, México, Abril, 1970, 209–221. (Traducción del alemán a cargo de Bettina Cetto). Cetto, Max, “Why Mexican Architecture
260-731: The Resolution of Problems in Contemporary Architecture). The organization was hugely influential. It was not only engaged in formalizing the architectural principles of the Modern Movement, but also saw architecture as an economic and political tool that could be used to improve the world through the design of buildings and through urban planning . The fourth CIAM meeting in 1933 was to have been held in Moscow. The rejection of Le Corbusier's competition entry for
280-635: The Sarraz conference they were unable to obtain visas. Later members included Minnette de Silva , Walter Gropius , Alvar Aalto , Uno Åhrén , Louis Herman De Koninck (1929) and Fred Forbát . In 1941, Harwell Hamilton Harris was chosen as secretary of the American branch of CIAM, which was the Chapter for Relief and Post War Planning, founded in New York City . Josep Lluís Sert participated in
300-477: The USA. The city planning ideas were adopted in the rebuilding of Europe following World War II , although by then some CIAM members had their doubts. Alison and Peter Smithson were chief among the dissenters. When implemented in the postwar period, many of these ideas were compromised by tight financial constraints, poor understanding of the concepts, or popular resistance. Mart Stam 's replanning of postwar Dresden in
320-821: The castle), and Sigfried Giedion , (the first secretary-general). CIAM was one of many 20th-century manifestos meant to advance the cause of architecture as a social art . Other founder members included Karl Moser (first president), Hendrik Berlage , Victor Bourgeois , Pierre Chareau , Sven Markelius , Josef Frank , Gabriel Guevrekian , Max Ernst Haefeli , Hugo Häring , Arnold Höchel, Huib Hoste , Pierre Jeanneret (cousin of Le Corbusier), André Lurçat , Ernst May , Max Cetto , Fernando García Mercadal, Hannes Meyer , Werner M. Moser , Carlo Enrico Rava, Gerrit Rietveld , Alberto Sartoris, Hans Schmidt, Mart Stam , Rudolf Steiger, Szymon Syrkus, Henri-Robert Von der Mühll, and Juan de Zavala. The Soviet delegates were El Lissitzky , Nikolai Kolli and Moisei Ginzburg , although at
340-570: The congresses as of 1929, and served as CIAM president from 1947 to 1956. He was co-founder of GATEPAC and GATCPAC (in Zaragoza and Barcelona , respectively) in 1930, as well as ADLAN (Friends of New Art) in Barcelona in 1932. The elected executive body of CIAM was CIRPAC, the Comité international pour la résolution des problèmes de l’architecture contemporaine (International Committee for
360-697: The most prominent architects of the time, with the objective of spreading the principles of the Modern Movement focusing in all the main domains of architecture (such as landscape , urbanism , industrial design , and many others). The International Congresses of Modern Architecture (CIAM) was founded in June 1928, at the Chateau de la Sarraz in Switzerland, by a group of 28 European architects organized by Le Corbusier , Hélène de Mandrot (owner of
380-739: The place without disturbing the volcanic lava or the vegetation. He also showed skill and great sensitivity in using the materials and techniques of the region. Notable examples of his work there are the studio house of 1944 for the surrealist painter Wolfgang Paalen in San Angel, the Quintana Weekend House at the Tequesquitengo Lake (1947), his own house (1949) and the Roberto Berdecio House (1951). These and other houses elsewhere, where he combined
400-502: The social problems faced by cities could be resolved by strict functional segregation, and the distribution of the population into tall apartment blocks at widely spaced intervals. These proceedings went unpublished from 1933 until 1943, when Le Corbusier, acting alone, published them in heavily edited form as the Athens Charter . As CIAM members travelled worldwide after the war, many of its ideas spread outside Europe, notably to
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