The town hall at the edge of the forest
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The town hall at the edge of the forest

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102 pages 2018

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The Town Hall at the Edge of the Forest' is the fascinating story of Søllerød Town Hall ? now Rudersdal Town Hall ? one of the most beautiful works by world-renowned architects Arne Jacobsen and Flemming Lassen. 0The Ưauthor, René Kural, describes the distinctiveness of the town hall and takes the reader back to the debate before the architectural competition was Ưissued. A heated debate that was cause for wonderment all over the Ưcountry. What took place behind closed doors before the iconic proposal wasƯƯ Ưpronounced the winner of the architectural competition in 1939? What happened during the following years until the building was finally inaugurated on 16 March 1942? Few people are aware that the original design for the town hall included a library and a movie theatre, but what happened to this unique functional configuration?

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