In this book, Thiis-Evensen develops a grammar linked to the basic elements in the art of building: floor, wall, and roof. Focusing on examples from architectural history, he discusses specific archetypes as themes over which the basic elements vary, and explores how these archetypes affect us psychologically. In addition, the author shows how schematic postwar architecture can be replaced without copying motifs from the past, and allows us to better understand architecture's emotional aspects.

Archetypes in Architecture (A Norwegian University Press Publication)

Arts & Photography

Thomas Thiis-Evensen

Architecture

Oxford University Press

<p>The Norwegian Stave Churches are unique - there are no structures like them anywhere in the world. They posses a striking individuality, a character that is distinctively Norwegian. One cannot enter a stave church  without being overwhelmed by a feeling of awe. The architecture enhances the spiritual message of the church and the "staves", the masts that support the entire structure, also elevate one's thoughts. More than 800 years have left their mark on these ancient structures, and cause us to reflect on our heritage in wonderment and humility. Imagine the moments of love, sorrow, hope, and faith that these churches have witnessed between 1100 and the present.</p>

Norway's stave churches: Architecture, history, and legends

Eva Valebrokk

K. Evensen

J W Cappelens Forlag As, Norway

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