Blundell Jones, Peter, 1949 - 2016
Dates
- Existence: 4 January 1949 - 19 August 2016
Biography
Professor Peter Blundell Jones (1949-2016), or PBJ as he was often known, was an architectural historian who joined the School of Architecture at the University of Sheffield in 1994, having previously taught at Cambridge and South Bank universities.
Blundell Jones published on a prolific scale, writing over 500 journal articles and 13 books, including monographs on previously marginalised architects including Hans Scharoun and Hugo Häring. Key research areas included 19th and 20th century architects, the birth of modernism, urban history, architecture and ritual, architecture and landscape, architecture of China, Japan and Korea and the history of architectural education. Although predominantly an academic, PBJ also practiced as an architect, designing a number of buildings including The Round House in Stoke Canon, Devon, which he built for his parents, and features in Pesvner’s Buildings of England.
Found in 80 Collections and/or Records:
Interview with Günter Behnisch, 30 July 1991
Interview with Günter Behnisch, mostly in German.
Interview with Günter Behnisch, 23 November 1992
Interview with Günter Behnisch in German. Tape titled by PBJ 'Bonn Parliament'. Behnisch won the competition to design the new parliament building in the West German capital of Bonn in 1973. The planning and construction was completed between 1983 - 1992 and the Plenary Complex was used as the parliament buildings by the German Bundestag until 1999, and is now a conference centre.
Interview with Günter Behnisch, 26 September 1994
Interview with Günter Behnisch, [about his career and architecture projects] mostly in German.
Interview with Gunter Behnisch, 1 September 1998
Interview with Gunter Behnisch, [about his career and architecture projects], in German. Interview covers 5 tapes.
Interview with Gunter Behnisch, 19 April 2000
Interview with Gunter Behnisch, [about his career and architecture projects], in German.
Interview with Heidulf Gerngross, 17 November 1994
Interview with Heidulf Gerngross. They discuss his studies in Graz and the architectural school, including the group of students he was part of who went on to become internationally recognised. Tape titled 'Heidulf Gerngross Vienna'. Faulty sections in the second half.
Interview with Heinz Wondra, April 1994
Interview with Heinz Wondra about his career and architecture projects [in Graz], in German.
Interview with Helmut Richter, 17 November 1994
Interview with Helmut Richter. PBJ and Richter discuss his work on the [Science Secondary School in Kinkplatz], which was completed in 1994. Richter had trained at the University of Technology in Graz.
Interview with Hubert Hoffman, 18 August 1993
Interview with Hubert Hoffman, first part in English, the rest in German. They discuss Hoffman's studies and career, including Hoffman's friendship with Scharoun. Tape titled 'Hubert Hoffman Graz'.
Interview with Hubert Riess, 1994-06-17T00:00:00+00:00
Interview with Hubert Riess in English and German. They discuss his studies at the Technical University of Graz, which Riess attended from 1967 to 1976, and his peers, including Lucien Kroll. Tape titled 'Graz'.
Interview with Illmaier, 27 June 1996
Interview with Illmaier, mentions other architects such as Hoffman, Giencke and Kada, in German. Tape titled 'Graz'.
Interview with John Brandon-Jones, July 1990
Interview with John Brandon-Jones about his architecture projects. Recording is very quiet with some background noise.
Interview with Jörg Homeier, August 1988
Interview with Jörg Homeier, in English with some sections in German. Includes discussions about renaissance buildings which he had taken part in re-designing and incorporating original features. Tape titled 'Eichstätt'. Eichstätt is a town in Bavaria, Germany, where Homeier worked between 1977 and 1988.
Interview with Karla Kowalski and Michael Szyszkowitz, July 1988
Interview with Karla Kowalski and Michael Szyszkowitz, with sections spoken by Szyszkowitz in German. Part of a series of three tapes titled 'Graz Interviews'. Original audio across tapes 'Graz interviews 1' and 'Graz interviews 3'.
Interview with Karla Kowalski and Michael Szyszkowitz, 18 November 1994
Interview with Karla Kowalski and Michael Szyszkowitz, some parts in German. They discuss Kowalski and Szyszkowitz projects, including scultpures by Karla Kowalski. They also mention PBJ's work on Haring, and an upcoming book by PBJ, examining architecture through case studies.
Interview with Karla Kowalski and Michael Szyszkowitz, July 1995
Interview with Karla Kowalski and Michael Szyszkowitz, looking around a private home that they designed and discussing aspects of the project with PBJ.
Interview with Kelz, April 1994
Interview with [Adolph-Herbert] Kelz about his career and architecture projects in [Graz], in German.
Interview with Klaus Kada, 1994-06-17T00:00:00+00:00
Interview with Klaus Kada in German. Kada graduated from the Graz University of Technology in 1971. Titled 'Graz'.
Interview with Klaus Kada, 28 June 1996
Interview with Klaus Kada about his architectural work, in German. Over two tapes, titled 'Graz'.
Interview with Klaus Kada, 21 April 2001
Interview with architect Klaus Kada, in German. Kada graduated from the Graz University of Technology in 1971. Poor sound quality. Tape titled 'Kada Graz'.
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