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Haus
Haus is a Germanic word meaning ''house''. It may refer to: People * Anton Haus (1851–1917), Austrian grand admiral, fleet commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in World War I * Georg Haus (1895–1945), German general * Hermann A. Haus (1925–2003), Slovene-American physicist, electrical engineer and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology * Jacques-Joseph Haus (1796–1881), Belgian lawyer and professor * Julie Haus (b 1973), American fashion designer * Knut Haus (1915–2006), Norwegian politician * Samuel Haus (born 1990), Swedish actor Places * Haus, Norway, a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway * Haus or Hausvik, a village in Osterøy municipality in Vestland county, Norway ** Haus Church, parish church in Hausvik * Haus im Ennstal, city in Styria, Austria Buildings * Haus am Horn, historic home in Weimar, Germany * Haus Auensee, concert hall in Leipzig, Germany * Haus Bamenohl, castle in North Rhine-Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus Am Horn
The Haus am Horn is a domestic house in Weimar, Germany, designed by Georg Muche. It was built for the Bauhaus ''Werkschau'' (English: ''Work show'') exhibition which ran from July to September 1923. It was the first building based on Bauhaus design principles, which revolutionized 20th century architectural and aesthetic thinking and practice In keeping with the Bauhaus philosophy of teaching via practical experience and working with industry, a number students were involved with the building project. In 1996 the building was inscribed as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site now called the Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau, because of its testimony to the architectural influence of the Bauhaus movement. Description It is a simple cubic design with a flat roof, utilizing steel and concrete in its construction. Saving energy was an important consideration as the deprivations of World War I fuel shortages were still fresh in mind. The main clerestory-lit living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus Laboratories
Haus Labs by Lady Gaga (or simply Haus Labs; formerly known as Haus Laboratories) is an American vegan and cruelty-free cosmetics brand founded by Lady Gaga. First launched on September 17, 2019, it was the first major beauty line to launch exclusively on Amazon as a retailer partner, and released in nine countries including France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Haus Labs relaunched on June 9, 2022 with new retail partner Sephora. The company advertises its products as "supercharged clean artistry makeup powered by innovation." Haus Laboratories was originally launched in 2012 as a perfume brand, in association with Coty Inc., an American multinational beauty company founded in 1904 and known for owning several brands. Their first fragrance, Fame, came out in that same year, while the second one, Eau de Gaga, in 2014. History Background Between 2012 and 2014, Gaga released two fragrances, Fame and Eau de Gaga, via Haus Laboratories in associatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Haus
Julie Haus-Alkire (born 1973 as Julie Ann Hoeinghaus) is a fashion designer from USA. She has designed for her line Julie Haus, and the women's designer collection Haus Alkire. In 2018, she was inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). Biography She was born and raised in Texas. Julie Haus, as she is known in the fashion industry, was taught to sew by her grandmother around the age of thirteen. Haus is married to Jason Alkire, also a fashion designer and former advertising executive, photographer and graphic designer. They met while attending the University of Houston and were married in 1998. The couple now live in New York City. Fashion labels Haus and Akire are the designers behind Haus Alkire. Haus Alkire is a designer ready-to-wear womenswear collection that has presented at New York Fashion Week since 2012. Additionally, the Alkires were the creative figures behind the "Julie Haus" collection as well as the "J/J by Julie Haus" diffusion line. The J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus Der Kunst
The ''Haus der Kunst'' (, ''House of Art'') is a non-collecting modern and contemporary art museum in Munich, Germany. It is located at Prinzregentenstraße 1 at the southern edge of the Englischer Garten, Munich's largest park. History Nazi Germany The building was constructed from 1933 to 1937 following plans of architect Paul Ludwig Troost as Nazi Germany's first monumental structure of Nazi architecture and as Nazi propaganda. The museum, then called ''Haus der Deutschen Kunst'' ("House of German Art"), was opened on 18 July 1937 as a showcase for what the Nazi Party regarded as Germany's finest art, with celebrations including a historical pageant and a military parade. The inaugural exhibition was the '' Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung'' ("Great German Art Exhibition"), which was intended as an edifying contrast to the condemned modern art on display in the concurrent Degenerate Art Exhibition. On 15 and 16 July 1939, the ''Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung'' ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus Alkire
Haus Alkire is an American fashion label headed by design partners Julie Alkire and Jason Alkire. Both the Alkires are members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). Established in 2012, the line is made in New York City. Founders The label was founded by Julie Alkire and Jason Alkire. Besides co-designing garments, Jason employs techniques in painting, graphic design, and photography to create the custom prints used in the collections. Prior to his fashion designer career Jason Alkire was an advertising executive and the publisher and creative director of ''SPOON'' magazine. The magazine was distributed by Time Warner. Julie Alkire was the editor-in-chief of the same magazine before she began her fashion career. She is known for her work on her eponymous line Julie Haus. Retail business In 2013, the designers opened an atelier type store dedicated to the Haus Alkire collection located on White Street in the neighborhood of Tribeca in New York City. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus Des Meeres
The Haus des Meeres (HdM, English: ''House of the Sea'') is a public aquarium in Vienna, Austria. It is located in Esterhazy Park in downtown Mariahilf district, one block south of the busy Mariahilfer Straße. The Haus des Meeres houses over ten thousand aquatic beings on an area of around inside a tall concrete flak tower built during World War II. In 2012 the Haus des Meeres attracted a record high of 650,000 visitors.Haus des Meeres (9 January 2013). Neuerlich Besucherrekord 2012! (in German)' Retrieved 3 March 2013. The Haus des Meeres is managed by Aqua Terra Zoo, a private non-profit organization which, according to its web site, receives only marginal financial support from municipal authorities.85 thousand euros in 2009, or 2.5% of the annual budget. - Vereinsvorstand (in German)''. Haus des Meeres. Retrieved 2010-08-28. However, the maintenance costs for the former flak tower are paid by the taxpayer. Background The first public seawater aquarium in Vienna was o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus Vaterland
Haus Vaterland (Fatherland House) was a pleasure palace on the south-east side of Potsdamer Platz in central Berlin. Preceded by Haus Potsdam, a multi-use building including a large cinema and a huge café, from 1928 to 1943 it was a large, famous establishment including the largest cafe in the world, a major cinema, a large ballroom and numerous theme restaurants, promoted as a showcase of all nations. It was partially destroyed by fire in World War II, reopened in a limited form until 1953, and was finally demolished in 1976. History Haus Potsdam The six-storey building was designed by Franz Heinrich Schwechten, who was also the architect of the Anhalter Bahnhof and the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, and constructed between 1911 and 1912 as Haus Potsdam. It was primarily an office building; from 1917 or 1919 until 1927 Universum Film AG or UfA, which owned the site, was headquartered there; but the lower floors contained a 1,196-seat cinema, called the Lichtspieltheater im Picc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus Altenberg
Haus Altenberg is a house for education and meetings of young people (''Jugendbildungsstätte'') of the Diocese of Cologne, located in Altenberg, now part of Odenthal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was the centre of the Katholische Jugendbewegung in Germany from 1926 to 1954, interrupted only during World War II. Owned by the diocese, it is run by the association ''Jugendbildungsstätte Haus Altenberg''. History The abbey around the Altenberger Dom, founded in 1133, was closed in 1803. In 1863, a house called "Erzbischöfliche Villa" was built adjacent to the church. developed the house from 1926 to a centre of the (Catholic youth movement) for the training of young men for work with groups of young people. He declared the statue of Mary in the church as ''Königin des Bundes'' (Queen of the union). From 1934, Catholic youth organisations were gradually restricted by the Nazi regime to strictly religious actions. They focused therefore on light processions and pilgri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus Publishing
Haus Publishing is a London-based publishing company which was established in 2002. History Haus Publishing was founded in 2002 by Barbara Schwepcke, the former publisher of ''Prospect'' magazine. The publisher has a book shop, BookHaus, on the premises. Starting with non-fiction they now cover many more types of books. Arabia Books Arabia Books was founded as a joint venture by Haus Publishing and the independent UK publisher Arcadia Books in March 2008. The imprint publishes contemporary fiction in translation from the Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte .... Arcadia are no longer involved with the running of Arabia Books. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus Cumberland
The Haus Cumberland (simply translated as Cumberland House) is a Grade II listed building on the Kurfürstendamm avenue between Bleibtreu and Schlüterstraße in Charlottenburg, Berlin. It was built in 1911, and has served as a hotel and as headquarters for several administrations. In 2011, the building was restored and converted to a commercial and residential building. History The building was initially designed to be an apartment hotel in 1911 by (known for designing the Hotel Adlon in Unter den Linden), and was later built the same year. The building was named for marketing reasons as ''Cumberland'', after Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale. The building was planned to be wide and in height, and contains three courtyards with fountains, according to the plan. The complex covers around land area between Kurfürstendamm and Lietzenburger Straße 104–106. Many of the hotel suites were designed to be rented to domestic staff. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus Tambaran
Haus Tambaran is a Tok Pisin phrase which describes a type of traditional ancestral worship house in the East Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. The most visually recognizable forms are from the Maprik area, with a tall and elaborately decorated front entrance wall where the ridge pole slopes down low toward the back of the building and the roof follows this decline and often continues all the way to the ground. The Sepik people are renowned for their superb artistic ability in painting and carving, which is often exhibited in these religious structures. The front entrance of the modern National Parliament (which is sometimes referred to informally as Haus Tambaran) building in Port Moresby is modelled on traditional ''haus tambaran'' architecture. It can be viewed on Google Earth at Latitude: 9°25'41.69"S, Longitude: 147°11'33.45"E, and is depicted on the Papua New Guinea 50 Kina note. The High Commission of Papua New Guinea in Canberra, Australia, is also influenced by ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus Bamenohl
Haus Bamenohl is a castle in the village of Bamenohl, municipality of Finnentrop, Olpe district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. History 14th to 17th century The first owner of the Haus Bamenohl was probably the family ''von Hundem genannt Pepersack''. By marriage, the ''von Heygen'' family came into the possession of Bamenohl. On March 5, 1324 ''Bawenole inferiore'' was first mentioned in a document by ''Herbord von Heygen''. The cellar vaults and the 2-meter thick walls suggest construction during the 14th or 15th century. At this time there was already a chapel, which is mentioned for the first time in 1362. Around 1433 the von Plettenberg family came into possession of Haus Bamenohl. In the 16th century the property was divided into a so-called "lower house" (''Niederbamenohl'' and an "upper house" (''Oberbamenohl'') referring to the direction of the nearby Lenne river. The lower house was a part of the present castle core, the upper house was situated only a few meter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
