Nordic Light: Modern Scandinavian Architecture

The Scandinavian Light led to important and influential architectural works of the modernity. This book applauds the established icons, the recently discovered treasures and the contemporary masterpieces that embody the Scandinavian architectural design’s maximum expression. Refined building techniques, link to strong contrast between lack of light in winter and the brightness of the long summer’s days have provided the context for the big architectures illustrated in this book.

Thames and Hudson presents the book of Herny Plummer: Nordic Light: Modern Scandinavian Architecture, published last year and its content includes a group of fifty interesting projects presented in detail, ordered according to the way in which different light conditions affect the building’s qualities.

The quality of light in the higher latitudes has given rise to some of the most important and influential architecture of the modern period. In the Scandinavian countries, in particular, the ethereal nature of light combined with natural resources and construction techniques really cared, not to mention the stark seasonal contrast between the scarcity of light in winter and the ever-present glow of long summer days, have provided the context of architectures made by extraordinary architects.

CREDITS. DATA SHEET.-

Title.- Nordic Light: Modern Scandinavian Architecture.
Author.- Henry Plummer.
Editorial.- Thames & Hudson.
Language.- English.
Format.- Softcover, Paperback.
Artwork.- 513 illustrations, 441 in color.
Published.- May 20th, 2014.
Size.- 28.00 x 26.00 cm.
Pages.- 256.
Price.- 28.20 €.
ISBN.- 9780500291375.

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Henry Plummer

Henry Plummer is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his M.Arch from MIT, studied light-art with György Kepes, and was a photographic apprentice to Minor White. He is the author of numerous books on the art of light in architecture, including The Architecture of Natural Light.