Neue Holzarchitektur in Skandinavien : New wood architecture in Scandinavia (German and English Edition) by Christoph Affentranger (Author)

Neue Holzarchitektur in Skandinavien : New wood architecture in Scandinavia (German and English Edition) by Christoph Affentranger (Author)

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Birkhäuser (March 1, 1997)
• Language ‏ : ‎ German, English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3764354585
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9783764354589
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 lbs
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.75 x 12 inches

For the first time, this monograph offers a well-founded presentation of the remarkable wood architecture built in the five Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland during the past twenty years. It contains projects by Juha Leiviskä, Tegnestuen Vandkunsten, Sverre Fehn, Niels Torp, the Monark Group and many more.

With the help of photographs, plans and technical details, 19 buildings are analyzed and their construction is explained in detail. All types of buildings are represented: from the single-family-home to the church, the industrial building to the library, from the temporary experimental architecture to the large-scale hall. The selection not only considers aesthetic aspects, but also the highly innovative technical solutions. Briefly introduced are 71 buildings from all epochs, which serve as reference for the excursions on historic and constructive questions about construction with wood.

Christoph Affentranger studied architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of TEchnology (ETH) in Zurich and at the Technical University in Helsinki. He also studied Norwegian language and culture at Zurich University. He has given numerous lectures and has written many contributions to various technical journals with an emphasis on Scandinavian architecture. In 1996, he was awarded a grant by the Norwegian Research Council for use in completing his research on the present monograph. For six months he was a guest researcher at the Architectural University in Oslo.