THE ICONIC NORDIC HOUSE published by Thames & Hudson is a powerful and rich source of inspiration for designers and homeowners alike, a major survey that showcases the very best of the region’s innovative architects’ works past and present, located in landscapes and locations that are among the most beautiful, and extreme, anywhere on Earth.

Following The Iconic House, The Iconic American House, The Iconic British House, and The Iconic Interior, architecture and design writer Dominic Bradbury and photographer Richard Powers reteam to present a lavishly illustrated survey of Nordic residential architecture from the past 120 years.

The Nordic home has long held a powerful allure for its unique sense of character and warmth, and the region’s architects and designers, such as Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen, and Jørn Utzon, have played a key role in the development of Nordic modernism. With specially commissioned photography throughout, THE ICONIC NORDIC HOUSE showcases forty of the area’s most iconic houses across diverse landscapes—from remote mountain residences to dramatic waterside homes and urban icons—in Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. Creating distinctive houses that make the most of enticing natural settings and that advance sustainable living without compromising creativity, contemporary architects and designers across the Nordic region—including Sami Rintala and Snorre Stinessen—continue to build upon the unique legacy of its star architects.

Presenting the very best of the region’s innovative architects’ works past and present, in landscapes and locations that are among the most beautiful—and extreme—anywhere on Earth, THE ICONIC NORDIC HOUSE will prove to be a rich source of inspiration for designers and homeowners alike.