In the west coast port city of Gothenburg; Sweden; the architect Gunnar Asplund built a modest extension to an old courthouse on the main square (1934ndash;36). Judged today to be one of the finest works of modern architecture; the courthouse extension was immediately the object of a negative newspaper campaign led by one of the most noted editors of the day; Torgny Segerstedt. Famous for his determined opposition to National Socialism; he also took a principled stand against the undermining of urban tradition in Gothenburg. Gothenburgrsquo;s problems with modern public architecture; though clamorous and publicized throughout Sweden; were by no means unique. In Gunnar Asplundrsquo;s Gothenburg; Nicholas Adams places Asplundrsquo;s building in the wider context of public architecture between the wars; setting the originality and sensitivity of Asplundrsquo;s conception against the political and architectural struggles of the 1930s. Today; looking at the building in the broadest of contexts; we can appreciate the richness of this exquisite work of architecture. This book recaptures the complex magic of its creation and the fascinating controversy of its completed form.
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