Kay Fisker (1893-1965) is considered one of the most influential Danish architects of the twentieth century, and yet there has existed until now no in-depth English-language study of his works and writing. Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, this book examines Fisker's key projects - from his early railways stations and innovative housing projects to the Danish Academy in Rome - and analyses his work as a historian and writer.

List of illustrationsSeries PrefaceTimelineList of works by Kay FiskerIntroductionMultiple facets of modern architectureConstructing a subject1. A clearly defined formSimple, yet picturesqueInto the countrysideTwin houses in a garden cityPavilion purism2. Ordering the modern cityContemporary classicismGrandeur and clarityHouses facing an urban conditionVariations of the perimeter block3. Typologies of housingDissolving the perimeterArchitectural propagandaTypological pursuitsA Copenhagen Siedlung4. Welfare and the architecture of institutionsThe hospitalThe universityThe sanatoriumThe work campsThe Mother's Aid5. Beyond conventionsHistory reinterpretedPost-war housing policiesSuburban lifePrefab wonders6. Time and traditionFisker, the historianTransforming historical matterThe functional traditionOrder and anonymityConclusionGeneral bibliographyBibliography of the writings of Kay FiskerIndex