Todd Saunders - Architecture in Northern Landscapes / / Jonathan Bell, Ellie Stathaki.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Architecture, Design and Arts 2000 - 2014
• VerfasserIn: Saunders, Todd ,; Bell, Jonathan,; Stathaki, Ellie,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2012]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (276 p.)

Todd Saunders (1969) is one of the most important young contemporary Canadian architects working internationally. His architecture, simple yet powerful, incorporates elements of his country’s architectural identity – including the use of wood and carefully picked Modernist influences – bringing it at the same time into the 21st century with excellent execution, carefully chosen materials and a hands-on approach. Saunders (he lives and works in Bergen, Norway) has successfully executed work in both Canada, Norway, and Finland, creating architecture with a strong sense of northern identity, an individual approach that is informed by the strongness of natural landscape. The most important projects: Aurland Lookout, Long Studio, Fogo Island, Tower Studio, Fogo Island, Squish Studio, Fogo Island and Villa G. The first reference monograph on a remarkable young architect working in Scandinavia and Canada. The monograph provides interesting unpublished documents, curated by Jonathan Bell (Architecture Editor, Wallpaper* magazine) and Ellie Stathaki (Deputy Architecture Editor, Wallpaper* magazine) as well as three interviews by Olaf Gipser, Zita Cobb, and Brian MacKay-Lyons. The artwork of the book is by the international renowned graphic designer Henrik Nygren.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- Preface -- Introduction -- Fogo Island -- The Studios Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada -- Tower Studio Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada -- Bridge Studio Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada -- Squish Studio Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada -- Drawings -- Construction Images -- The Collaborator. An Interview with Olaf Gipser -- The Process. An Interview with Zita Cobb -- Aurland Lookout. Aurland, Norway -- Aurlandsvangen. Aurland, Norway -- Fogo Island Inn. Fogo Island, Canada -- Halvorsen Hansen Addition. Bergen, Norway -- Hardanger Retreat. Kjepsø, Hardanger Fjord, Norway -- Hytte Tyin. Tyin, Norway -- Lund Gård Kindergarten. Geilo, Norway -- Salt Spring Island House. Salt Spring Island, Canada -- Solberg Tower and Park. Sarpsborg, Norway -- Stokke Forest Stair. Stokke, Norway -- Summer House Alendal. Vignafjord, Norway -- Summer House Sogn og Fjordane. Rysjedalsvika, Norway -- Summer House Åland. Åland, Finland -- Torngasok Cultural Center. Nain, Labrador, Canada -- Villa Brussels. Brussels, Belgium -- Villa G. Hjellestad, Norway -- Villa H. Bergen, Norway -- Villa HC. Bergen, Norway -- Villa Mohn. Bergen, Norway -- Villa Moldbakken. Bergen, Norway -- Villa Morild. Gulen, Norway -- Villa Storingavika. Bergen, Norway -- Villa Tyssøy. Bergen, Norway -- Villa Vågen. Bergen, Norway -- List of Projects, Biography, Bibliography, Acknowledgements -- The Modern House. Place, Pragmatism, and Cultural Memory -- The Modern House. Place, Pragmatism, and Cultural Memory