Gunnar Asplund's Gothenburg : the transformation of public architecture in interwar Europe / Nicholas Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Nicholas, 1947- author.

Series:

Buildings, landscapes, and societies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asplund, Erik Gunnar, 1885-1940.

Göteborgs Rådhus (Göteborg, Sweden).

Buildings--Sweden--Göteborg.

Buildings.

Public architecture.

History.

Criticism and interpretation.

Sweden--Göteborg.

Asplund, Erik Gunnar, 1885-1940--Criticism and interpretation.

Asplund, Erik Gunnar.

Public architecture--Sweden--Göteborg--History--20th century.

Public architecture--Europe--History--20th century.

Modern movement (Architecture).

Europe.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2014]

Summary:

"Explores the work of Swedish architect Gunnar Asplund, focusing on his courthouse extension (1933-36) in the port city of Gothenburg. Places Asplund's building into the wider context of public architecture in Europe from 1900 to 1950"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : public architecture in the modern world

Sweden : Gothenburg and its courthouse

Asplund's multiple visions, 1913-1937

Asplund's building and modern law

Asplund's reputation and the catastrophic reception

Managing modernisms at home

Public architecture after Asplund.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Albert M. Greenfield Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780271059846

0271059842

OCLC:

881720154