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Barents Lessons

Book Series on Architectural Research

General informations

• September 2012
• Edited by Harry Gugger, Nancy Couling and Aurélie Blanchard
• Published by Park Books and laba EPFL
• Language: English
• ISBN: 978-3-906027-17-3
• Book concept and design: Ludovic Balland Typography Cabinet with Siri Bachmann

Technical informations

• Softcover, 230 × 310 mm, 156 pages
• Typeface: Plain by François Rappo
• Print: Druckerei Grammlich, Pliezhausen

Awards

• Winner “Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2012”
• Winner “Most Beautiful German Books 2013”
• Nomination for the “German Design Award 2014”

Concept

The book presents the two semester-works of the architecture master course of Harry Gugger at the EPFL. The three-part structure of Barents Lessons reflects laba’s methodology:

Part one [Analysis] presents a detailed, inter-disciplinary analysis of the region under five research themes and resulting in five “Territorial Constitutions” for the Barents Sea. 

Part two [Trip] documents a ten-day field trip in the region in February 2012. 

In part three [Projects] thirteen architectural projects are presented as a synthesis of the knowledge and experience gained.

Maps and graphics conceived and designed especially for this book — some of them on large-size fold-out pages — visualize the analysis, striking photographs document the field trip, and numerous plans and images show the architectural projects.