Utzon Uncovered
Author: Juel, Lise
ISBN: 9780847865185
Publisher: Rizzoli International
Year First Published: 2020
Pages: 144
Dimensions: 10.276 inches x 7.283 inches x 0.787 inches
Format: Hardback
Description:
In 2012, Danish architect Lise Juel completed the restoration of fellow Dane Jørn Utzon's magnificent residence on the Spanish island of Majorca, known as Can Lis. Uncovering Utzon is a series of pensées by Juel describing the process of restoring the beloved architect's unique and magnificent construction for the Utzon Foundation.
Accompanying Juel's evocative account of her experience working at Can Lis are the equally evocative images of the house by eminent architectural photographer Hélène Binet. Known for her emotionally powerful black-and-white photographs of the work of the world's most important architects, past and present, Binet brings her unique eye to Can Lis to produce a breathtaking portrait of Utzon's spectacular, elemental masterpiece.
Together, Juel's personal account and Binet's inimitable photography illustrate the simple yet undeniable power of this rough-hewn Modernist architectural landmark that embodies the guiding principle espoused by Utzon himself: "If we understand the nature of a material, we have to be able to understand the structure of wood, the weight and the hardness of stone . . . we must become one with our materials."
ISBN: 9780847865185
Publisher: Rizzoli International
Year First Published: 2020
Pages: 144
Dimensions: 10.276 inches x 7.283 inches x 0.787 inches
Format: Hardback
Description:
In 2012, Danish architect Lise Juel completed the restoration of fellow Dane Jørn Utzon's magnificent residence on the Spanish island of Majorca, known as Can Lis. Uncovering Utzon is a series of pensées by Juel describing the process of restoring the beloved architect's unique and magnificent construction for the Utzon Foundation.
Accompanying Juel's evocative account of her experience working at Can Lis are the equally evocative images of the house by eminent architectural photographer Hélène Binet. Known for her emotionally powerful black-and-white photographs of the work of the world's most important architects, past and present, Binet brings her unique eye to Can Lis to produce a breathtaking portrait of Utzon's spectacular, elemental masterpiece.
Together, Juel's personal account and Binet's inimitable photography illustrate the simple yet undeniable power of this rough-hewn Modernist architectural landmark that embodies the guiding principle espoused by Utzon himself: "If we understand the nature of a material, we have to be able to understand the structure of wood, the weight and the hardness of stone . . . we must become one with our materials."
