Preface 6(1) The Recovery of Lost Architecture Christian Norberg-Schulz Introduction 7(9) PART ONE: PRELIMINARIES The tradition of architectural competitions 16(6) Visual representation in architectural competitions 22(7) Texts in architectural competitions 29(4) The material 33(2) Three short preludes: image of Oslo and functionalism 35(4) PART TWO: ARCHITECTURE AND RHETORIC Newness as goodness: a story of discontinuity and contrasts 39(29) Monumentality, anti-monumentality and identity 68(15) Interlude: Norwegian consensus and postwar inputs 83(4) Space and conceptions of use: a story of steady development 87(36) Order and spatial poetry 123(11) Facades and interfaces: a story of sameness and continuity 134(27) Castles in the air, mirrors and foundations 161(14) Final remarks 175(3) Epilogue 178(9) Appendices 187(15) Bibliography 202(3) Index of proper names 205(2) Detailed table of contents 207