Twentieth Century Town Halls Architecture Of Democracy | Architecture

This is the first book to examine the development of the town hall during the twentieth century and the way in which these civic buildings have responded to the dramatic political social and architectural changes which took place during the period. Following an overview of the history of the town hall as a building type it examines the key themes variations and lessons which emerged during the twentieth century. This is followed by 20 case studies from around the world which include plans sections and full-colour illustrations. Each of the case studies examines the town hall's procurement the selection of its architect and the building design and critically analyses its success and contribution to the type’s development. The case studies include:Copenhagen Town Hall Denmark Martin Nyrop Stockholm City Hall Sweden Ragnar Ostberg Hilversum Town Hall the Netherlands Willem M. Dudok Walthamstow Town Hall Britain Philip Dalton Hepworth Oslo Town Hall Norway Arnstein Arneberg and Magnus Poulsson Casa del Fascio Como Italy Guiseppe Terragni Aarhus Town Hall Denmark Arne Jacobsen with Eric Moller Saynatsalo Town Hall Finland Alvar Aalto Kurashiki City Hall Japan Kenzo Tange Toronto City Hall Canada Viljo Revell Boston City Hall USA Kallmann Mc Kinnell and Knowles Dallas City Hall USA IM Pei Mississauga City Hall Canada Ed Jones and Michael Kirkland Borgoricco Town Hall Italy Aldo Rossi Reykjavik City Hall Iceland Studio Granda Valdelaguna Town Hall Spain Victor Lopez Cotelo and Carlos Puente Fernandez The Hague City Hall the Netherlands Richard Meier Iragna Town Hall Switzerland Raffaele Cavadini Murcia City Hall Spain Jose Rafael Moneo London City Hall UK Norman Foster |Twentieth Century Town Halls Architecture of Democracy | Architecture