Landmarks : the modern house in Denmark /

• Main Author: Sheridan, Michael, 1967-
• Other Authors: Loof, Thomas (φωτογράφος.), Pedersen, Pernille (φωτογράφος.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz, 2014
• Subjects: Αρχιτεκτονική, Οικιακή > Εικονογραφημένα έργα > Δανία; Αρχιτεκτονική, Μοντέρνα > 20ός αιώνας; Αρχιτεκτονική, Μοντέρνα > 21ος αιώνας

RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, DOMESTIC BUILDINGS. The human being was at the center of Danish modernism. Traditional craftsmanship and a high degree of quality influenced both its design and its architecture. Alongside the construction of numerous groundbreaking public buildings, the 1950s and 60s saw the...

Table of Contents:

• The Modern House in Denmark
• Machines for Living
• The Origins of Danish Functionalism
• Exile and Inspiration
• A Golden Age
• The Triumph of Industry
• Utzon House (Jørn Utzon, 1950-52)
• Varming House (Eva and Nils Koppel, 1951-53)
• Clemmensen House (Karen and Ebbe Clemmensen, 1952-54)
• Middelboe House (Jørn Utzon, 1953-55)
• Tholstrup House (Erik Christian Sørensen, 1953-55)
• Sørensen House (Erik Christian Sørensen, 1954-55)
• Bohr House (Vilhelm Wohlert, 1957)
• |t Friis House (Knud Friis, 1957-58)
• Siesby House (Arne Jacobsen, 1957-59)
• Bendix-Harboe House (Knud Peter Harboe, 1958-59)
• Gunnløgsson House (Halldor Gunnløgsson, 1958-59)
• Bøgh Andersen House (Jørgen Bo and Vilhelm Wohlert, 1959-61)
• Exner House (Inger and Johannes Exner, 1959-61)
• Kjærholm House (Hanne Kjærholm, 1960-62).