HEROISM AND THE EVERYDAY - BUILDING FINLAND IN THE 1950s/SANKARUUS JA ARKI - SUOMEN 50-LUVUN MILJÖÖ).

Author: Riitta Nikula, ed
Country: Finland
Language: English/ Finnish
Year Published: 1994
No. of pages: 261
Illustrations: 1 Color Illustrations. 345 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 12”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 4.00
ISBN: 951922985X
Biblio/Bio: Bibl.
Code: 0058

Price: $105.00

In the fields of architecture and design, the 1950s in Finland are a legendary golden age. Despite the poverty that followed the Second World War, Finland produced architecture that achieved lasting fame in the architectural history of this century, and its spell has not weakened even in times of plenty. This book offers fresh perspectives on the diverse forms of modernism during this period, and includes sections on urban planning, landscape design, housing architecture, interior design et al.