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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781911339496
  • Binding: Hardcover
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  • Publisher: Artifice Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Artifice Press
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  • Original Price: GBP 34.95
  • Language: English
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  • Item Weight: 1248 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): General

Share: Conversations about Contemporary Architecture - The Nordic Countries is the first book in a new global series of investigative interviews about the modern architectural process. Initiated and undertaken by the Norway-based Canadian architect Todd Saunders, the Nordic Countries edition features interviews with 30 architectural practices from Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland.

With more than 25 years of professional practice behind him, Saunders has always been fascinated by the role of creativity in everyday practice and the potential power alluded to it. In a series of interviews undertaken over the past year, Saunders has queried the changing role of the architect, the challenges of contemporary practice - especially the impact of the pandemic - and the ways in which architects can achieve the right balance in the relationship between site, client, craft and innovation.

Presented as a series of candid conversations between architect and architect, the book offers insights that go beyond the polished histories that usually make it into print. In particular, the interviews explore the role of challenge and failure, conflict and mistakes, chance and coincidence; all familiar aspects of the architectural process yet elements that tend to be glossed over in conventional monographs.

The Nordic Countries edition will be followed by companion volumes that explore the work of architects in North and South America, central Europe and the Far East.

Bell, Jonathan: - Jonathan Bell is a London-based writer who
specialises in architecture and transport design. He co-wrote Todd Saunders'
first monograph in 2012, and his recent books include 21st Century House and The New Modern
House
. He is a regular contributor to many international lifestyle and
design magazines, including Wallpaper* magazine.

Holcroft, Ian: - Ian Holcroft is a Norway-based English designer who
has worked for the past 20 years within visual communication, exhibition design
and book design. Ian recently designed Todd Saunders' monograph New
Northern Houses
(2021) and has designed art and
poetry publications for Bergen City Council for the past decade.

Saunders, Todd: - Norway-based Canadian architect Todd Saunders has a
unique understanding of Nordic landscapes. His architecture, set in some of the
most remote locations on earth, splices modern sculptural forms with a
deep-rooted respect for nature. Rather than imposing themselves upon the
environment and coast, Saunders's buildings seek a sensitive accommodation
within the topography, among the icy flora, fauna and treescapes of the
landscapes they inhabit. In addition to practice, Saunders is a visiting
professor at Yale University, Connecticut, USA.

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