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

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

Author/creator	Adams, Nicholas, 1947- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2014]
Description	xxiii, 262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Subject(s)	Asplund, Erik Gunnar, 1885-1940--Criticism and interpretation. Göteborgs Rådhus (Göteborg, Sweden) Public architecture--Sweden --Göteborg --History --20th century. Public architecture--Europe --History --20th century. Modern movement (Architecture) Göteborg (Sweden)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Series	Buildings, landscapes, and societies Buildings, landscapes, and societies. ^A984171
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.
Abstract	"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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2014005737
ISBN	9780271059846 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0271059842 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	NA4475 .S82 G673 2014	✔ Available	Place Hold