Main entry:

Thau, Carsten, author.

Title & Author:

Arne Jacobsen : life & work / Carsten Thau, Kjeld Vindum.

Publication:

Copenhagen : Danish Architectural Press, 2023.

Description:

559 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Youth & education -- Doricism in Danish neo-classicism -- Exhibition fever & the conquest of a space -- The reception of international White modernism -- Plastic form & space versus a two-dimensional effect -- Modern monumentatility -- The time in Sweden -- Botany & landscape -- Between crafts & industrial design -- The international style -- Later years -- Monumental end-game.

Summary:

"Introducing a new edition of Arne Jacobsen's complete works in English. Authored by Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vindum, this book represents the first comprehensive study of Jacobsen's work, spanning from his early neoclassical buildings to furniture and his late modern monumental works. The project was a decade in the making and offers a detailed account of Arne Jacobsen's life, his sources of inspiration, and in-depth analyses of his architecture and design. The first section of the book provides insight into his life, sources of inspiration, and the results of his efforts, while the second section delves into detailed analyses of select works. The book concludes with a list of Arne Jacobsen's work, a biographical list and an extensive index"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

8774070029 (paperback)
9788774070023 (paperback)

Subject:

Jacobsen, Arne, 1902-1971.
Architects Denmark Biography.
Architecture Denmark History 20th century.
Architectes Danemark Biographies.
Architecture Danemark Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture.
Architects.
History.
Denmark.

Form/genre:

Biographies.

Added entries:

Vindum, Kjeld, 1950- author.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 320697
Call No.: 320697
Copy: 1
Status: Available