Outline

ISBN 10: 3764388366 / ISBN 13: 9783764388362

Published by Springer, 2008

About this Item

pp. 313 182 Figures, Illus.

Seller Inventory # 6505566

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Outline
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3764388366
• ISBN 13: 9783764388362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Among the most notable achievements of Scandinavian architecture are a responsible approach to the environment and a keen appreciation for social concerns. The Danish architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen (founded in 1986, with offices in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Oslo, and London) reflect these standards in their remarkable buildings. They attach great importance to the practicality of the structures they design and to their integration into the real context of their surroundings and their users. This monograph presents a selection of their twenty best structures and projects of recent years (from Denmark, Greenland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, England, the Czech Republic, and Saudi Arabia). All the designs are depicted and analyzed according to the following themes: economic, ecological, and social sustainability; the value the building adds to its surroundings; the building’s identity-forming power; and permeability between the public and private spheres. 

About the Authors

Das 1986 gegründete Architekturbüro Schmidt Hammer Lassen ist international tätig und hat Niederlassungen in Kopenhagen, Aarhus, Oslo und London.

The architecture firm of Schmidt Hammer Lassen was founded in 1986; it is active internationally, with offices in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Oslo, and London.