Seelow AM (2023)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2023
Publisher: Firenze University Press
Edited Volumes: Icelandic Farmhouses. Identity, landscape and construction 1790–1945
Series: Ricerche. Architettura, Pianificazione, Paesaggio, Design
City/Town: Florenz
Pages Range: 7–9
ISBN: 979-12-215-0083-7
DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0084-4
Icelandic Farmhouses. Identity, Landscape and Construction (1790-1945) retraces the history of Icelandic rural architecture between the late eighteenth century and the mid-twentieth century. Through the study of Icelandic rural buildings, this book narrates a very special history of architecture: one of adaptation and tradition, scarcity of building materials and transfers of knowledge with Europe. The history of Icelandic farmhouses is intermixed with construction issues, nationalistic debates,
and a quest for a much-needed modernization of the standards of living. The book aims to retrace the role of modern building techniques in the development of Icelandic
rural architecture and society.
APA:
Seelow, A.M. (2023). The rapid leap from turf to concrete in the Icelandic countryside: from a peripheral colony’s medieval building technique to the modern architecture of an independent country. In Sofia Nannini (Eds.), Icelandic Farmhouses. Identity, landscape and construction 1790–1945. (pp. 7–9). Florenz: Firenze University Press.
MLA:
Seelow, Atli Magnus. "The rapid leap from turf to concrete in the Icelandic countryside: from a peripheral colony’s medieval building technique to the modern architecture of an independent country." Icelandic Farmhouses. Identity, landscape and construction 1790–1945. Ed. Sofia Nannini, Florenz: Firenze University Press, 2023. 7–9.
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