Landmarks: The Modern House in Denmark

by Michael Sheridan

The human being was at the center of Danish Modernism. Traditional craftsmanship and a high degree of quality influenced both design and architecture. Besides numerous groundbreaking public buildings, the fifties and sixties saw the design of many nearly ideal single-family homes based on an aesthetic that focused on being true to the materials, honesty in construction, and the reduction of form. Built of wood and brick and with practical, informal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3775738037
• ISBN13: 9783775738033
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 4.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 10.0" x 11.0"