Adolf W. Edelsvärd

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Adolf W. Edelsvärd
Stockholm Central Station
Gothenburg Central Station

Adolf Wilhelm Edelsvärd (born June 28, 1824 in Östersund , † October 15, 1919 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish architect and civil engineer.

Life

Edelsvärd was appointed chief architect of Statens Järnvägars arkitektkontor ( German  architectural office of the State Railways ) of Statens Järnvägar (SJ) in 1855, a year before the first state line opened . During the 40 years that Edelsvärd was the head of the architectural office of the railway, 5,725 buildings were erected on the state railway lines, including 297 station buildings. Edelsvärd attached great importance to the design and functionality of the station buildings, not only in the important buildings in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö , but also in the smaller buildings in the provinces. Ten standard models were created for the latter, which were implemented throughout the country with minor deviations.

Edelsvärd wrote a number of treatises on town planning . To this end, he created a list of specifications that should be adhered to in urban planning. For example, he called for open spaces and plants as well as a division of the city by two parallel main streets that border a park. Furthermore, the most important buildings in the city (with him the train station and church) should be at the end points of the main traffic axis. His ideas were implemented in Nässjö , where an esplanade leads from the train station to the market square, and in Hässleholm , where the train station and church close off the main street on both sides.

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SURNAME Edelsvärd, Adolf W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Edelsvärd, Adolf Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish architect and civil engineer
DATE OF BIRTH June 28, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Ostersund
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1919
Place of death Stockholm