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New book by Prof Peter Steiger out now
An eventful life
In his new book, entitled “Fliegende Möbel und andere Geschichten“ (Flying furniture and other stories), Intep founder and co-partner Prof. Peter Steiger narrates his eventful life, talking about his childhood and youth in the Neubühl Werkbund settlement in the Zurich Wollishofen district as well as the various opportunities and risks he faced on his way to becoming an architect and designer. Among various exciting episodes relating to Prof. Steiger’s stay in the United States, the reader learns about the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his daily routine at Taliesin and about Steiger’s moonlight escape from the US, evading being drafted for the Korean War.
A highly enjoyable read, the book takes the reader on a journey through the history of the world and architecture, dealing with questions such as the world’s fastest particle accelerator’s (CERN research center) capability to produce gold, as well as the outcome of the Darmstadt University of Technology’s never ending energy retrofit story.
About Prof. Peter Steiger
Intep co-founder and partner Prof. Steiger has been dedicated to energy efficient, ecological and sustainable design for many decades. He taught at Berkeley, California and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. Between 1973 and 1992 he was professor of design and building construction at the University of Technology in Darmstadt.
Published by the syntagma publishing house in Freiburg, Germany, Prof. Steiger’s stories are available for purchase here.
(In German only, ISBN: 978-3-940548-31-3, € 32.00 / CHF 44.00).
For further information, please contact Stephanie Keller at keller@intep.com or +49 (0)89 459 949 35.
New book by Prof Peter Steiger out now
An eventful life
In his new book, entitled “Fliegende Möbel und andere Geschichten“ (Flying furniture and other stories), Intep founder and co-partner Prof. Peter Steiger narrates his eventful life, talking about his childhood and youth in the Neubühl Werkbund settlement in the Zurich Wollishofen district as well as the various opportunities and risks he faced on his way to becoming an architect and designer. Among various exciting episodes relating to Prof. Steiger’s stay in the United States, the reader learns about the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his daily routine at Taliesin and about Steiger’s moonlight escape from the US, evading being drafted for the Korean War.
A highly enjoyable read, the book takes the reader on a journey through the history of the world and architecture, dealing with questions such as the world’s fastest particle accelerator’s (CERN research center) capability to produce gold, as well as the outcome of the Darmstadt University of Technology’s never ending energy retrofit story.
About Prof. Peter Steiger
Intep co-founder and partner Prof. Steiger has been dedicated to energy efficient, ecological and sustainable design for many decades. He taught at Berkeley, California and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. Between 1973 and 1992 he was professor of design and building construction at the University of Technology in Darmstadt.
Published by the syntagma publishing house in Freiburg, Germany, Prof. Steiger’s stories are available for purchase here.
(In German only, ISBN: 978-3-940548-31-3, € 32.00 / CHF 44.00).
For further information, please contact Stephanie Keller at keller@intep.com or +49 (0)89 459 949 35.
