This lavishly illustrated book explores the great exemplars of Nordic residential architecture from the past 120 years, featuring groundbreaking modernist homes and contemporary dream residences.

Celebrates 40 great exemplars of Nordic residential architecture from the past 120 years, exploring both the groundbreaking modernist homes of the 20th century and more contemporary dream residences.

The Nordic home has long held a powerful allure for architects, designers and homeowners around the world. The region's architects and designers, such as Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen and J√∏rn Utzon, have played a key role in the development of Nordic modernism, with its unique sense of character and warmth.

This collection of forty of the area's most iconic houses ranges widely across diverse landscapes, from remote mountain residences to dramatic waterside homes and urban icons. Unique homes from Iceland and the Faroe Islands sit alongside standout examples from across Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. With specially commissioned photography throughout, this major survey showcases the very best of the region's innovative architects past and present, sitting within landscapes and locations that are among the most beautiful, and extreme, anywhere on Earth.

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ISBN13: 9780500026236
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 320
Edition:
Publication Date: 03 Feb 2026
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 28(H)x26(L)2240
Weight (gm): 2240

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