The Iconic Nordic House: Modern Masterworks Since 1900

The Iconic Nordic House: Modern Masterworks Since 1900 di Thames & Hudson riunisce 40 capolavori dell’architettura nordica degli ultimi 120 anni. Il libro presenta sia i primi esempi di modernismo scandinavo sia abitazioni più contemporanee provenienti da Finlandia, Scandinavia, Islanda e Isole Faroe. Ricco di fotografie straordinarie, questo libro è perfetto sia per viaggiare con la fantasia dal proprio salotto sia come fonte di ispirazione per progettare la casa dei propri sogni.

The Nordic home has long held a powerful allure for architects, designers and homeowners around the world. The region’s architects and designers, such as Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen and Jørn Utzon, have played a key role in the development of Nordic modernism, with its unique sense of character and warmth.

This collection of forty of the area’s most iconic houses ranges widely across diverse landscapes, from remote mountain residences to dramatic waterside homes and urban icons. Unique homes from Iceland and the Faroe Islands sit alongside standout examples from across Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. With specially commissioned photography throughout, this major survey showcases the very best of the region’s innovative architects past and present, sitting within landscapes and locations that are among the most beautiful, and extreme, anywhere on Earth.