Erik Gunnar Asplund: Landscapes and Buildings by Malcolm Woollen (English) Hardc

Description: Erik Gunnar Asplund by Malcolm Woollen Taking an interdisciplinary approach, weaving together art, philosophy, history and literature, this book investigates the landscapes and buildings of Swedish architect Erik Gunnar Asplund. Through critical essays and beautiful illustrations focusing on four projects, it addresses the topic of buildings accompanied by landscapes. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Taking an interdisciplinary approach, weaving together art, philosophy, history, and literature, this book investigates the landscapes and buildings of Swedish architect Erik Gunnar Asplund. Through critical essays and beautiful illustrations focusing on four projects, the Woodland Cemetery, the Stockholm Public Library, the Stockholm Exhibition and Asplunds own house at Stennäs, it addresses the topic of buildings accompanied by landscapes.It proposes that themes related to landscape are central to Asplunds distinctive work, with these particular sites forming a collection that documents an evolution in his design thinking from 1915 to 1940. The architect himself wrote comparatively little about his design intentions. However, through close reading and analysis of the selected projects as landscapes with architecture, author Malcolm Woollen argues that reflections of the history of Swedish landscape architecture and the intellectual climate in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are evident in his work and help to explain the architects intentions.This book is a must-have for academics, advanced students and researchers in landscape architecture and design who are interested in Nordic Classicism and the works of Erik Gunnar Asplund. Author Biography Malcolm Woollen is an architect and an Assistant Visiting Professor at Pennsylvania State University, USA. Table of Contents 1. Introduction. 2. The Woodland Cemetary part I: Home, landscape, and death 3. Observatorielunden and Stadbiblioteket: Intensifying the present 4. The Stockholm Exhibition 1930: A moving landscape 5. The Woodland Cemetary part II: A home for everyone 6. Landscape and summerhouse at Stennas: A Vitalist poem 7. Conclusion Review "Erik Gunnar Asplund was a highly skilled architect and one of very few who seemingly effortlessly managed to bridge classicism and modernism in the early 20th century. Asplund saw architecture as an allkunstwerk where interior, architecture and landscape blended into one. This book covers that fusion of architecture and landscape, which is ultimately important for a full understanding of Asplund as well as for Swedish modernism."Thorbjörn Andersson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden"Few modern architects have shown such psychological, emotional and cultural depth in their work as Erik Gunnar Asplund, and few have had such a subtle and poetic sense of the interplay of landscape and architecture. In this new book Malcolm Woollen not only does an important in-depth analysis of 4 of Asplund´s key projects in terms of the relationship between building and landscape but he also effectively puts Asplund´s work in relation to the major philosophical, literary and cultural currents of his time. It is a most valuable contribution."Stuart Wrede, former director, Dept. of Architecture and Design, MoMa, New York, USA Review Quote "Erik Gunnar Asplund was a highly skilled architect and one of very few who seemingly effortlessly managed to bridge classicism and modernism in the early 20th century. Asplund saw architecture as an allkunstwerkwhere interior, architecture and landscape blended into one. This book covers that fusion of architecture and landscape, which is ultimately important for a full understanding of Asplund as well as for Swedish modernism." Thorbj Details ISBN0815378211 Author Malcolm Woollen Year 2018 ISBN-10 0815378211 ISBN-13 9780815378211 Format Hardcover Subtitle Landscapes and Buildings Country of Publication United States Affiliation Pennsylvania State University, USA DEWEY 720.92 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Pages 176 Publication Date 2018-07-16 Short Title Erik Gunnar Asplund Language English UK Release Date 2018-07-16 AU Release Date 2018-07-16 NZ Release Date 2018-07-16 US Release Date 2018-07-16 Illustrations 40 Line drawings, black and white; 101 Halftones, black and white; 141 Illustrations, black and white Alternative 9780815378228 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Imprint Routledge Place of Publication New York We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:119055374;

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