#books #architecture | Atlas of the Copenhagens

Atlas of the Copenhagens / edited by Deane Simpson ... [et al.].
Berlin : Ruby Press, 2018.
480 p. : il.
ISBN 9783944074245
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Dinamarca / Copenhague / Urbanismo – Dinamarca / Vida urbana – Dinamarca
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-711.4(489) ATL
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1127050714

‘Atlas of the Copenhagens’ explores the urban territories of Copenhagen, often identified in city-ranking indices as the world’s most sustainable and livable city. Such claims position Copenhagen as an opportune site to engage in a wider debate on contemporary urban ideals, prompting questions such as: What is ‘sustainability’ or ‘livability’? On whose terms are these concepts defined? What agendas are included or excluded? The increasing authority attributed to city-ranking metrics prompts a second line of inquiry. How are the territorial and conceptual limits of a city drawn to define it as an object of measurement? What is Copenhagen as a territory in this case – the urban core, the municipality, the urbanized area, the regional urban system, or…? And how does this impact our understanding of something as complex and manifold as a city? With over 400 maps, information graphics, and illustrations, this book offers a visually seductive, yet informative and comprehensive, understanding of the city of Copenhagen. Additional essays support the reader’s open-ended reflection on themes of sustainability or livability across a range of conceptual and territorial Copenhagens.

#books #architecture | Tietgen Dormitory : An imaginary journey around a real buildin

Tietgen Dormitory : An imaginary journey around a real building / Concept, research & editing, Torsten Bløndal ; with an essay in two parts by Richard Weston ; structure and captions illustrated by Alex H. Lee.
Blondal, Copenhagen : 2012.
280 p. : il.
ISBN 9788791567247
Arquitectura -- Siglo XXI -- Dinamarca.
Arquitectura doméstica -- Dinamarca.
Copenhague (Dinamarca)
Inmuebles para vivienda -- Dinamarca.
Lundgaard& Tranberg Arkitekter.
Sbc Aprendizaje A-728.2 TIE
http://millennium.ehu.es/record=b1748478~S1*spi

Ideal geometric forms such as circles and squares have an enduring appeal for architects, but are rarely suited to the contingent demands of modern building programmes and urban sites. Tietgen Dormitory, completed in Copenhagen in 2006, is a triumphant exception. Named after the leading Danish financier C.F. Tietgen (1829-91) and winner of numerous national and international architectural awards, the project began life as the dream of Nordea-fonden who wished to offer students a collegiate alternative to the contemporary norm of living individually or in small groups in private accommodation. Following an architectural competition the foundations vision was given form by the leading Danish architects Lundgaard and Tranberg, who found that the circular geometry, so rare in modern architecture, provided both a telling contrast to the orthogonal discipline of the surrounding buildings in the new-town district of Ørestad North and a perfect way of balancing community and privacy. Tietgen Dormitory is a unique celebration of a unique project. Through numerous specially prepared drawings and photographs and two short but evocative essays, it invites the reader to take an imaginative journey around the building and through the long and fascinating history of circular structures in world architecture - from vernacular dwellings to prefabricated houses, theatres to sports stadia, churches to ideal town plans.