{"id":34348,"date":"2020-11-03T09:08:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T08:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riksantikvaren.no\/?p=34348"},"modified":"2020-11-03T09:36:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T08:36:41","slug":"book-about-the-un-security-councils-chamber-wins-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riksantikvaren.no\/en\/book-about-the-un-security-councils-chamber-wins-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Book about the UN Security Council\u2019s Chamber wins award"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Grafill annually presents awards to the most beautifully designed books. During the awards ceremony this week, a book about the UN Security Council\u2019s Chamber received a silver award in the category \u201cMost beautiful non-fiction book of the year 2019\u201d.<\/p><\/div>[vc_column_text]The Security Council\u2019s Chamber was completed when the UN opened its new headquarters in Manhattan in 1952. The book \u201cThe Security Council\u2019s Chamber\u201d gives a nuanced account of Arnstein Arneberg\u2019s project given to him by Trygve Lie, the UN\u2019s first secretary-general. Together with Else Poulsson and Per Krohg, Arneberg carefully designed the chamber and it has since been referred to as the most important room in the world.<\/p>\n

In 2018, The Directorate for Cultural Heritage took the initiative to create this book in order to write about and document the exciting stories that form the backdrop of this historical chamber. The Directorate for Cultural Heritage acted as an adviser in connection with the UN\u2019s extensive restoration of the UN building during the 2000s. Delving deep into historical archives and conducting detective work to obtain original designs were important in order to restore the beautiful chamber to its former glory.<\/p>\n

The book was published as a collaboration project between the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, the National Museum-Architecture and Forlaget Press. The book is richly illustrated and includes both archive photos and images from the present chamber. Designer Rune D\u00f8li and photographer Ivan Brodey\u2019s efforts proved invaluable regarding the visual results \u2013 with good help from the book\u2019s image editor Tone Svinningen.<\/p>\n

The Grafill jury explained its distinction by writing the following:<\/h3>\n

\u201cThis is a book that depicts one of history\u2019s most important arenas for discussions and decisions, and it succeeds on all levels. Arneberg\u2019s vision of designing the room with a neutral character is directly mirrored in the book\u2019s choice of design and materials. The uncoated in contrast with the smooth, accompanied by a neutral treatment of typography where the images also receive their deserved attention. The content\u2019s systematisation is simple but cleverly executed. Ivan Brodey\u2019s photographs provide a direct documentary experience that serve as a contrast and an enhancement at the same time, while maintaining an interesting and strong sectioning throughout the book\u2019s chronology.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/334382380″ title=”See a presentation of the book here:”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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