THE GLASS ROOM – Simon Mawer
Why are the Landauers so devoted to modernity?
The influence of Viktor is the main reason. That’s because his job. The car industry is into future, speed, modernity, new shapes and materials. They take this spirit into they life and they get inspired. In a carnet way they get bored of all attitudes and they looking for a more excited life. But we can forget they can do that thanks the health economic status of the husband. War, new family, political struction,
Why do they want to leave the past behind? How does this play into their country’s past and future?
They are looking for a more exciting way to live. They are annoying from those old style decorations in their temporary house. They want to be deferent from the other people, form the society. They want be recognized as a higher social class. It’s not a case the glass house has been built on top of the hill.
Discuss your impression of Rainer von Abt?
He’s a free person. He found he style as architect. His work is a clear cut from the past, he has a clear vision of what the future will be. He is not scare of new challenges. But in the personal life is not so confident.
Andrea Boscaro 