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Outline showcases the work of schmidt hammer lassen architects, widely recognised as one of Scandinavia’s leading architectural practices. The publication presents several internationally renowned projects, including the award winning Performers House in Silkeborg, Denmark, which last week scooped the Emirates Glass LEAF Award Grand Prix 2008 (see separate announcement ).
Twenty of schmidt hammer lassen architects’ (shla) key projects, including both built and unbuilt schemes from around the world are also profiled. The practice’s work is analysed according to key themes, including economic, ecological and social sustainability. Also considered in the publication is the effect shla’s striking and elegant architecture has on its surrounding environment, often forging links between public and private spheres.
In the preface, Barry Bergdoll summarises the publication with the following words:
"In short, as one pages through this beautifully assembled monograph of an impressive body of work, it is an architecture of an active engagement that radiates from this renewal of the great organic and democratic traditions of Scandinavian modernism."
Following the first favourable international reviews, Founding Partner and Creative Director of shla, Bjarne Hammer, says:
"We look forward to seeing how the global architectural community will receive this book.
It is our ambition to put Scandinavian architecture firmly on the international stage and for Scandinavia to see the practice as an international player. We have a story to tell and I hope that Outline will spark interest in shla and Scandinavian design."
The monograph Outline is published by the esteemed Swiss publishing house, Birkhäuser, known for its high quality printing of architectural publications. The book is available in leading internet book shops around the world such as , , or at .
To order a review copy, please contact:
David Munis Zepernick
Head of Communication
schmidt hammer lassen architects
T: +45 40 20 05 99 E: dmz@shl.dk
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Price: EUR49,90/GBP 39.90 (net prices subject to local VAT)
Photographer: Joachim Ladefoged
Contributions by among others:
Barry Bergdoll, Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art, New York
Olafur Eliasson, Danish-Icelandi artist
Jay Merrick, architecture critic at the Independent
Chinese architecture practice, MAD
Facts about schmidt hammer lassen architects
For more than 20 years Danish architects schmidt hammer lassen architects has enjoyed a reputation as one of Scandinavia’s leading, award-winning architectural practices. Founded in 1986, the practice now has offices in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Oslo and London.
schmidt hammer lassen’s reputation is built on passion for architectural uniqueness, interaction between buildings and surroundings, involvement of the users, sustainable solutions and the distinct Scandinavian light.
The aim of the practice is to create empathic and high quality architecture with room for surprising details, art and poetry. The common denominator is a democratic approach to architecture which embraces architecture as modern, open and multifunctional meeting-places for people. schmidt hammer lassen architects vision of architecture for the 21st century also aims to respond to the increasingly urgent global challenge of developing more environmentally considerate and sustainable solutions.
Recent key projects include the Amazon Court office building in Prague, the City of Westminster College in London, the Thor Heyerdahl College in Norway, Aberdeen University Library in Scotland and a number of construction projects and master plans in China and Eastern Europe, where a total of approximately one and a half million square metres are currently under development.
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