Karsten R.S. Ifversen

In his ongoing research into the effects of windows and how the different usages influence their design, the Japanese architect Yoshiharu Tsukamoto has travelled to Scandinavia and Finland.The result is this book, The Nordic Window – the first ever publication on the topic. Here, Tsukamoto and his students at the Tokyo Institute of Technology analyse a long list of canonical projects from the Nordic architectural tradition through beautiful photographs and elaborate drawings. His approach emphasises both the physical elements of the window, but also the more ephemeral aspects such as behaviour and atmosphere.This book is a study into how the design of windows is shaped by different cultures and social contexts. The fascination and tenderness shines through the text, while it presents a unique perspective on the architectural tradition that we are so familiar with. Through this exquisite example of Japanese craftsmanship, we are invited to see the Nordic architecture through the eyes of an acclaimed Japanese architect.Yoshiharu Tsukamoto is one of the founding member of the acclaimed Japanese architecture studio Atelier Bow-Wow and a lecturer at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Together with his studio, he has previous published the books Pet Architecture Guide Book and Made in Tokyo.

København bliver tættere og højere end nogensinde før. Hvordan fungerer byens nye højhuse, hvordan bidrager de til livet omkring sig, og hvad gør arkitekturen for at mod- eller medvirke til byens stigende sociale ulighed? Mens vi samler os stadig flere på samme plads, stiger afstanden mellem rig og fattig.KAPITALEN handler om, hvordan hovedstadens arkitektur, bygninger og rum ændrer sig i denne situation. Foruden en indlevet præsentation af Københavns nye bydele byder bogen på klartseende analyser af, hvad arkitekturen gør, socialt og økonomisk, for byen omkring den.KAPITALEN er skrevet af Karsten R.S. Ifversen, arkitekturredaktør ved dagbladet Politiken, med nyoptagelser af den prisbelønnede arkitektur-fotograf Jens Markus Lindhe.

Vibrations narrates from within and around buildings. Through works by the Danish drawing office Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects, the architecture editor of the newspaper Politiken, Karsten R.S. Ifversen, examines the art of making architecture vibrate on the spot, in human beings and with its time. With a philosophical gaze and in clear language, he answers the question: What makes good architecture?To examine this, Ifversen attempts to grasp what it is about Lundgaard & Tranberg that makes them the most influential Danish drawing office of our time. In the foreword, Karsten R.S. Ifversen writes: “They take their point of departure in a Nordic tradition and the conditions of the place, but their will to renew architecture transcends the merely local and places them in a class with some of the world’s leading drawing offices.”Photos by Jens Lindhe.The rights of this book belongs to Hatje Cantz.

Vibrationer finder sted i og omkring bygninger. Gennem værker af Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter viser Politikens arkitekturredaktør Karsten Ifversen, hvilken kunstart, det er at få arkitektur til at vibrere på stedet, i menneskene og med tiden. Med et filosofisk blik og i klart sprog besvarer han spørgsmålet: Hvad er god arkitektur? Tænk på Det kongelige Teaters skuespilhus ved vandet. Tænk på det cirkelrunde Tietgen Kollegiet i Ørestad. Tænk på CBS’ Kilen på Frederiksberg eller SEB Bank og Pensions hovedsæde ved Kalvebod Brygge. Alle byggerier, der forholder sig til, inddrager og tilfører omgivelserne, de er opført i, nye kvaliteter. “De tager udgangspunkt i en nordisk tradition og stedets betingelser, men deres vilje til at forny arkitekturen overskrider helt det blot lokale og bringer dem i klasse med nogle af verdens førende tegnestuer”, skriver Karsten R.S. Ifversen i bogen, hvor han forsøger at få greb om, hvad det er ved disse huse, der gør Lundgaard & Tranberg til tidens mest betydelige danske tegnestue. Med fotografier af Jens Lindhe.

In April 2013 the Thrusteeship Council Chamber in the UN-building in New York was reopened after a thorough restoration. Finn Juhl in the UN – a living legacy tells the story of how this piece of Danish culture came to be. About how Finn Juhl worked with the furnishing of the chamber, about the restoration and about the designduo Salto & Sigsgaard and their work with designing modern furniture for the restored chamber. The book is written by Karsten R.S. Ifversen, author and architectural editor for the Danish newspaper Politiken, and by Birgit Lyngbye Pedersen, business historian and Finn Juhl expert. The American architect and author Michael Sheridan has written the foreword.Finn Juhl – a living legacy is illustrated with historic illustrations and with new photos taken by Hans Ole Madsen. The book is published with funds provided by Realdania, Kulturstyrelsen and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.