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Nordic light : modern Scandinavian architecture
- Title
- Nordic light : modern Scandinavian architecture / Henry Plummer.
- Author
- Plummer, Henry, 1946-
- Publication
- New York : Thames & Hudson, 2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | NA1208.6 .P58 2012g | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 29 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-253).
- Contents
- Introduction: seeking light in the mystical north -- Whiteness: the pristine beauty and illuminating power of pure, white volumes -- Rhythm: the embodiment of the pulse of nature in vibrating patterns of light -- Journey: the galvanizing of space with alluring cues and beacons of light -- Carving: the moulding of light into empty yet compelling and unforgettable figures -- Forest: the conversion of forest light into vessels and frameworks of wood -- Transiency: the drama of expectation and loss in evanescent displays of light -- Tranquillity: the peaceful glow and solitude of unadorned things reduced to their essence -- Diffusion: the widespread distribution and softened glare of scarce natural light -- Darkness: the resonance of dark beginnings and arctic night in shadowy spaces.
- ISBN
- 9780500342756
- 050034275X
- LCCN
- 40020914681
- OCLC
- ocn767564467
- 767564467
- SCSB-14627621
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries