The Security Council Chamber / editor, Jørn Holme ; contributors, Michael Adlerstein [and ten others] ; photos by Ivan Brodey
Contributor(s): Holme, Jørn [editor.] | Adlerstein, Michael [writer of supplementary textual content.] | Brodey, Ivan [photographer.] | Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design (Norway) [host institution.].
Publisher: Oslo, Norway : Forlaget Press, ©2018Description: 216 p: illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 31 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9788232802036; 8232802030.Subject(s): United Nations -- Headquarters -- Exhibitions | United Nations. Security Council -- History -- Exhibitions | United Nations. Security Council Chamber -- Design and construction | Diplomatic and consular service, American -- Buildings -- Design and construction -- Exhibitions | Public buildings -- New York (State) -- New York -- Design and construction -- Exhibitions | Architecture, Norwegian -- New York (State) -- New York -- ExhibitionsGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: The Security Council Chamber at the UN headquarters in New York is a symbolic meeting point for the international community. It is also a telling expression of its era - a testament to the seriousness and optimism of the years immediately following the Second World War. Few people, however, know that this celebrated meeting space was created entirely by Norwegian artists and designers. This book tells, for the first time, the entire history of the twentieth century's most remarkable rooms. Exhibition: The National Museum - Architecture, The Vault, Oslo, Norway (15.06. - 23.09.2018)| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | NA4184 .S43 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000016054 |
Published to coincide with an exhibition held at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway, June 15 - September 23, 2018
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-214)
The Security Council Chamber at the UN headquarters in New York is a symbolic meeting point for the international community. It is also a telling expression of its era - a testament to the seriousness and optimism of the years immediately following the Second World War. Few people, however, know that this celebrated meeting space was created entirely by Norwegian artists and designers. This book tells, for the first time, the entire history of the twentieth century's most remarkable rooms. Exhibition: The National Museum - Architecture, The Vault, Oslo, Norway (15.06. - 23.09.2018)