Kay Fisker

Andrew Clancy, Colm Moore

ISBN 10: 1848224052 / ISBN 13: 9781848224056

Editore: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, GB, 2022

This book focuses on Kay Fisker (1893-1965)'s housingestates in Copenhagen. A leading exponent of Danish Functionalism, Fisker was influencedby Louis Sullivan, and had a strong belief in continuity, putting modernism inperspective and identifying precedents. He built many large-scale housingschemes, mostly for non-profit workers' housing associations, and developedinnovative and beautifully considered high-density, low-rise block schemes,which have proven useful and influential to the growing number of contemporaryarchitects who have examined his designs.Beautifully illustrated with photographs and architecturaldrawings, this book documents and critically analyses three of Kay Fisker'sseminal housing projects in Copenhagen: Hornbaekhus (1923); Vestersohus(1935-39); and Dronningegarden (1943-58). These projects reflect how Fisker'swork contains valuable lessons for contemporary architects in economy,precision and generosity in housing design. Essays by Martin Søberg, PoulSverrild and Job Floris set Fisker's work within their historical, socialand architectural context. In the final section, architects from three leadingcontemporary practices - Clancy Moore, Monadnock and Tony Fretton - discuss howKay Fisker has influenced their own approaches and work. Codice articolo LU-9781848224056

Riassunto:

This is the first book on the architecture of Kay Fisker (1893-1965), a leading exponent of Danish Functionalism. Influenced by Louis Sullivan, Fisker had a strong belief in continuity, putting modernism in perspective, and identifying precedents. He built many large scale housing schemes, mostly for non-profit workers' housing associations, and developed innovative, high-density, low-rise block schemes, which have proven useful and influential to the growing number of contemporary architects who have examined his designs. Beautifully illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings, this book documents and critically analyses three of Kay Fisker's seminal housing projects in Copehagen: Hornbaekhus (1923), Vestersohus (1935-39), and Dronningegarden (1943- 58). These projects reflect how Fisker's work contains valuable lessons for contemporary architects in economy, precision, and generosity in housing design. An introduction sets Fisker’s work within their historical, social, and architectural context. A final section includes in-depth case studies of the three award-winning contemporary architects: Tony Fretton, Clancy Moore, and Job Floris. The architects explain their projects and how these have been influenced by Fisker.

Informazioni sull'autore:

Andrew Clancy and Colm Moore were both educated at University College Dublin and completed PhD's by Practice with RMIT. They established Clancy Moore Architects in 2008, which has been acknowledged in domestic and international awards, publications, lectures, and exhibitions. Clancy has been Professor of Architecture at the Kingston School of Art London since 2016. Moore is currently a senior lecturer at Queens University Belfast, where he coordinates the M.Arch program.

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Titolo: Kay Fisker
Casa editrice: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, GB
Data di pubblicazione: 2022
Legatura: Hardback
Condizione: New