Sven Markelius
Sven Gottfrid Markelius (25 October 1889 – 24 February 1972) was a
Biography
Born in
In 1931, he co-authored the book-length manifesto "
Meanwhile, among his major civic projects, Markelius began work on the Concert Hall in Helsingborg in 1932. In 1952, Markelius was nominated to the board of design consultants for the United Nations Secretariat Building by Sweden. Towards the end of his career the architect turned his attention to city planning.
In 1949 Markelius took the Howland Memorial Prize, and in 1961 the Prince Eugen Medal.[6] In 1962 Markelius was awarded a Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Significant buildings
- 1931 - Student Union at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, with Uno Åhrén
- 1932 - Helsingborg Concert Hall[7] (completed 1934)
- 1933 - Villa Markelius, his own home in Stockholm
- 1935 - Stockholm Collective House
- 1937 - Villa Myrdal
- 1939 - Swedish pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair[7]
- 1945 and onward - city planning for the Redevelopment of Norrmalm, Stockholm
- 1952 - United Nations Economic and Social Council interior, at the United Nations Secretariat Building, a gift to the United Nations from Sweden
- 1953 - original city plan for Vällingby
- 1961-1966 - Sverigehuset Sweden House at Kungsträdgården
- 1962 - one of the five glass Hötorget buildings, Stockholm
Images
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Villa Markelius 1933 -
Hötorget #3 -
Villa Myrdal, 1937 -
Helsingborg Concert House, 1932
References
- ^ "Projekt i Vällingby". Stockholms Stad. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Farsta stadsdelsförvaltning". Stockholms Stad. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Markelius, Sven Gottfrid". artefacts.co. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Erik Lallerstedt". porträttarkiv.se. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Alva Myrdal". uni-graz.at. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Prins Eugen Medaljen" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ OCLC 809539744.
Other sources
- Eva Rudberg (1989) Sven Markelius, arkitekt (Arkitektur förlag) ISBN 978-9186050221
Further reading
- Hayden, Dolores (1984) Redesigning the American Dream: the future of housing, work, and family life. New York: W. W. Norton ISBN 0-393-01779-6
- Kidder-Smith, G. E. (1961). The New Architecture of Europe. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
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