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Berger and Parkkinen
Klaus-Dieter Weiss
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Description for Berger and Parkkinen
Hardcover. Available in German and English, this book shows how the Embassies of the Nordic Countries in Berlin are political architecture of a particular kind, political architecture that does not assert a claim to power, but that is a self-portrait in the best sense of the word. Illustrator(s): Richters, Christian. Series: OPUS. Num Pages: 60 pages, colour photos & b/w maps. BIC Classification: 2ACG; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 309 x 288 x 12. Weight in Grams: 814.
Test in German and English. The Embassies of the Nordic Countries in Berlin are political architecture of a particular kind, political architecture that does not assert a claim to power, but that is a self-portrait in the best sense of the word. The vision, which is already a reality on the level of architecture and design, aims to combine individual interests within a greater whole: the ancient democratic ideal that has perhaps never been expressed in a more beautiful and convincing gesture than in this combination of five countries, six buildings and six teams of architects, chosen in a European ... Read more
Test in German and English. The Embassies of the Nordic Countries in Berlin are political architecture of a particular kind, political architecture that does not assert a claim to power, but that is a self-portrait in the best sense of the word. The vision, which is already a reality on the level of architecture and design, aims to combine individual interests within a greater whole: the ancient democratic ideal that has perhaps never been expressed in a more beautiful and convincing gesture than in this combination of five countries, six buildings and six teams of architects, chosen in a European ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
60
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Series
OPUS
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Fellbach, Germany
ISBN
9783930698400
SKU
V9783930698400
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About Klaus-Dieter Weiss
Klaus-Dieter Weiß is a free-lance author and journalist. He develops his contributions to architectural criticism and theory against a comprehensive typological and historical background. Christian Richters studied communication design at the Folkwangschule in Essen. He is one of the most sought-after architectural photographers in Europe today.
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