ARNE JACOBSEN: PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Description

Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971), better known for his prominent career as a designer of furniture and objects than as an architect, is the ultimate proponent of the modern movement in Denmark. Though he was a master of using traditional materials and textures within a modern vernacular, Jacobsen was also interested in industrial buildings and new technologies. His public buildings followed the same criteria of simplicity, order, utility and harmony as all his other projects. However, in his public architecture, Jacobsen also added the discipline inherent in standardisation and use of industrial components.

Works and projects:

• Stelling Huis, Copenhague
• Aarhus City Hall
• Sollerod City Hall
• Munkegards School, Gentofte
• Offices for Jespersen & Son, Copenhagen
• Rodovre City Hall
• SAS Building/Royal Hotel, Copenhagen
• St. Catherine`s & Merton College, Oxford
• National Bank, Copenhagen
• Hew Offices, Hamburg
• Christianeum Gymnasium, Hamburg
• Kuwait Central Bank
• Danish Embassy, London

144 pages / 30 x 23 cm / English