Five Masters from the North (Museum of Finnish Architecture 1992), edited by Marja-Riitta Norri and Maija Kärkkäinen, is a box set that presents architects Knud Holscher (Denmark), Aarno Ruusuvuori (Finland), Peter Celsing (Sweden), Högna Sigurdardóttir-Anspach (Iceland), and Sverre Fehn (Norway). The publication was published in connection with the exhibition Five Masters from the North, on display at the Museum of Finnish Architecture in Helsinki between 10 June and 11 October 1992. The volumes are:
- Knud Holscher & KHR A/S, A Universal Aesthetic Experience – En altomfattende æstetiske oplevelse
- Aarno Ruusuvuori, Structure is the Key to Beauty – Järjestys on kauneuden avain
- Peter Celsing, The Facade is the Meeting between Outside and Inside – Fasaden är mötet mellan ute och inne
- Sverre Fehn, The Poetry of the Straight Line – Den rette linjes poesi
- Högna Sigurdardóttir-Anspach, Crespel, Humbaire & Ropa Architects, Revealing the Social Content – Birting hins félagslega inntaks
The text is in English. The books are profusely illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings.
Our sets are in good condition. The pages are clean; no markings. The glueing of the binding is fine. The covers show only minor traces of shelf wear; some may have the previous owner’s name written on the front cover. The grey cardboard box is fine; some signs of use and fractured glueing occur.
