Architecture of Josef Hoffman in Foreign Historiography of the 1990–2000s

Authors

  • Nina L. Danilova St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18688/

Keywords:

Josef Hoffmann, Austria, architecture, historiography, Wiener Werksttte

Abstract

The article presents an overview of contemporary researches dedicated to Josef Hoffmann’s work in the context of Austrian architecture of the first quarter of the 20th c. The author focuses on the basic tendencies in historiography, on the description of individual approaches of contemporary researchers involving the related disciplines in studying the architect’s heritage. 

Author Biography

  • Nina L. Danilova, St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
    Danilova, Nina L. St. Petersburg State University, Russia. Student. Faculty of History, Chair of Western European and Russian Culture

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Published

2025-02-19

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The East and the West, from Antiquity to the 20th Century

How to Cite

Danilova, N. L. (2025). Architecture of Josef Hoffman in Foreign Historiography of the 1990–2000s. Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art, 1, 376–382. https://doi.org/10.18688/