BUA 2024 - The Picturesque: 19th-century aesthetics and wooden arch by Dr.Jens Christian Eldal

Lecture in this video : The Picturesque: 19th-century aesthetics and wooden architecture
Art historian with a master's degree and dr.philos.degree from the University of Oslo. Throughout his professional life, he has worked with building history and building conservation, first at the Directorate of Cultural Heritage (Riksantikvaren) and later as a senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU).
Eldal has published the doctoral thesis Historicism in wood: "Swiss style", romanticism of building customs and national uniqueness in European and Norwegian wooden architecture (1998) and the volume about the 19th century in the publication Churches in Norway (2002). He was co-author of the books With tradition and atmosphere: “En reise til norske trehoteller” (1996) and Chr. H. Grosch: “Arkitekten som ga form til det nye Norge” (2001).
Eldal has written a number of articles, mainly about Norwegian architecture in the 19th century. Author of several books and numerous articles about historical architecture, mainly of the 19th century. Co-editor of the Norwegian Dictionary of artists and architects (Norsk kunstnerleksikon), vol 1-4, Oslo 1982-1986. Latest publication: "Sveitserstil? Den internasjonale historismens mangfoldige trearkitektur" , Oslo: Pax forlag, 2019, about the international picturesque wooden architecture of the 19th century.
Video credits: Dag W. Grundseth. Pixmedia
Subtitles : Frederik Nygård Stokvik. Ny Urbanisme Norge