Modern Norwegian ArchitectureBeginning with the first decade of the 20th century, Professor Norberg-Schulz traces the development of modern Norwegian architecture in relation to general trends such as the International Style and the Postmodernism of the 1980s. The book includes a short historical introduction and provides a reliable account of this largely unexplored field. |
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Page 76
... Hals ( 1876- 1959 ) was Director of Housing in Oslo . Prior to that he had been the secretary for four years , and from 1926 to 1945 he was the capital's town - planning officer . More than anyone else he was to influ- ence the planning ...
... Hals ( 1876- 1959 ) was Director of Housing in Oslo . Prior to that he had been the secretary for four years , and from 1926 to 1945 he was the capital's town - planning officer . More than anyone else he was to influ- ence the planning ...
Page 77
... Hals reinterpreted the model in such a way as to make it an intimate and attractive element in the urban structure . In both projects Hals main- tained a moderate , classicistic idiom , which lends a fine environmental quality to the ...
... Hals reinterpreted the model in such a way as to make it an intimate and attractive element in the urban structure . In both projects Hals main- tained a moderate , classicistic idiom , which lends a fine environmental quality to the ...
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... Hals understood this , and with delicate sensibility used details retaining something of Norwegian sincerity . Modern society's public institutions will largely be based on universal types , but it is important that they be varied to ...
... Hals understood this , and with delicate sensibility used details retaining something of Norwegian sincerity . Modern society's public institutions will largely be based on universal types , but it is important that they be varied to ...
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