In Praise of Shadows: A Line of Thought
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Keyword: 2009-2023, residential, commercial, retail, educational buildings, wood architecture, Swedish office
Size: 200 x 270 mm Pages: 192 Format: softcover Illustration: 113 colour, 71 b/w Language: English Editor: Stinsensqueeze Text: Elisabet Yanagisawa, In Praide of Shadows Book design: Stinsensqueeze Publisher: Park Books Pub Year: 2024 Weight: 666 g ISBN: 9783038603801Description
Article no.: 9783038603801
A generous look into the practice of the Swedish studio, from the award-winning little boat house – Kayak House (2018) – to their latest project such as Kattvikskajen bridge (2022) in Hudiksvall.
We are In Praise of Shadows. In that which is not burnt by the Midday Sun, in the Shadows, there is time, there is the subtle. There the slow, the small gestures, the private and the intimate grows. In the Shadows the world ages beautifully. Shadows are where the sun shines.
From the publisher:
Founded by Fredric Benesch and Katarina Lundeberg in 2009, Stockholm-based firm In Praise of Shadows Architecture engages in a wide range of projects of varied scales and typologies. This first monograph on their work features some forty buildings and projects from the years 2009 to 2024. The selection includes small boathouses and garden pavilions, private homes, and housing developments, as well as retail spaces, schools, and library buildings.
The ideas and designs of In Praise of Shadows Architecture are remarkable, revealed in buildings which share an elegant signature that manifests itself in the choice of materials, the shaping of these, and a focus on spatial experience. Many of them are timber constructions, as sustainability is a core part of their philosophy. Unusually for a group of architects working from Stockholm, Benesch and Lundeberg and their collaborators take a special interest in the Swedish modernistic heritage and the famous architectural culture of the Swiss canton of Grisons.
We are In Praise of Shadows. In that which is not burnt by the Midday Sun, in the Shadows, there is time, there is the subtle. There the slow, the small gestures, the private and the intimate grows. In the Shadows the world ages beautifully. Shadows are where the sun shines.
From the publisher:
Founded by Fredric Benesch and Katarina Lundeberg in 2009, Stockholm-based firm In Praise of Shadows Architecture engages in a wide range of projects of varied scales and typologies. This first monograph on their work features some forty buildings and projects from the years 2009 to 2024. The selection includes small boathouses and garden pavilions, private homes, and housing developments, as well as retail spaces, schools, and library buildings.
The ideas and designs of In Praise of Shadows Architecture are remarkable, revealed in buildings which share an elegant signature that manifests itself in the choice of materials, the shaping of these, and a focus on spatial experience. Many of them are timber constructions, as sustainability is a core part of their philosophy. Unusually for a group of architects working from Stockholm, Benesch and Lundeberg and their collaborators take a special interest in the Swedish modernistic heritage and the famous architectural culture of the Swiss canton of Grisons.