Until now English-speaking fans of Danish architect Kay Fisker have had to console themselves with the 20-page summary at the back of Hans Erling Langkilde’s 1960 monograph Arkitekten Kay Fisker. It turns out, you wait 60-plus years for an English language book about Fisker, and two arrive at once! We had been placated with a study of his Danish Academy in Rome in 2006 but a thorough going monograph of his wide-ranging activities is timely. These titles serve to fill that gap, especially in the English-speaking world, and also form a sound basis on which to further develop an understanding of Fisker’s oeuvre.

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