Icelandic Concrete Saga, The: Architecture and Construction (1847-1958)
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Author: Sofia Nannini
When Iceland's first cement plant opened in 1958, most rural and urban dwellings were still being built from local turf or expensive imported timber. Just a few decades later, much in Iceland was being built exclusively in concrete. This book traces over one hundred years of Icelandic architecture, construction, and technology, exploring an architecture in constant struggle with material scarcity and the natural elements, its outcomes intertwined with Icelandic politics, culture, and society.
ISBN 9783986120276. JOVIS. pb. 224 pages. 71 colour & 38 b/w ills. 17 x 24cm.
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When Iceland's first cement plant opened in 1958, most rural and urban dwellings were still being built from local turf or expensive imported timber. Just a few decades later, much in Iceland was being built exclusively in concrete. This book traces over one hundred years of Icelandic architecture, construction, and technology, exploring an architecture in constant struggle with material scarcity and the natural elements, its outcomes intertwined with Icelandic politics, culture, and society.
ISBN 9783986120276. JOVIS. pb. 224 pages. 71 colour & 38 b/w ills. 17 x 24cm.
available