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

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"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

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Adams, Nicholas, 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2014]
Series:Buildings, landscapes, and societies.
Subjects:
Asplund, Erik Gunnar, > 1885-1940 > Criticism and interpretation.
Asplund, Erik Gunnar, > 1885-1940
Asplund, Erik Gunnar > 1885-1940
Göteborgs Rådhus (Göteborg, Sweden)
Göteborgs ràdhus (Göteborg, Suède)
1900-1999
Public architecture > Sweden > Göteborg > History > 20th century.
Public architecture > Europe > History > 20th century.
Modern movement (Architecture)
Architecture publique > Suède > Göteborg > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Architecture publique > Europe > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture)
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
Buildings
Public architecture
Öffentliches Gebäude
Offentliga byggnader > historia.
Göteborg (Sweden) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Europe
Sweden > Göteborg
Rathaus Göteborg > Göteborg > Rådhustillbyggnaden
Göteborg
Sverige > Göteborg.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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