PETROL STATION, THE / BENSIN STASJONEN. A Visual History / En Visuell Historie

Author: Alv Skogstad Aamo
Country: Norway
Language: Norwegian/ English
Year Published: 1995
No. of pages: 127
Illustrations: 82 Color Illustrations. 131 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 10”x 9”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 8245200107
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 2660

Price: $55.00

No building ages faster than a gas station: every year new colors are launched, new pump roofs and new "design concepts.” This book remembers the gas stations in Norway from the past until now. Stations with beautiful facades, wrought iron railings, hedges and flowerbeds, attendants in uniforms who checked oil and washed windows. Never before had architects and marketeers cooperated so closely: stations became pure product wrappings which within their luminous logos and magical trademarks were to attract the attention of motorists as far away as possible. This is a journey back to the time, when the key words were simple, sober buildings radiating authenticity, charm and quite a lot of character.