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Klas Anshelm (born February 4, 1914 in Annedal ( Gothenburg ), Sweden ; † May 6, 1980 in Lund , Sweden) was a Swedish architect and artist .

Life

Anshelm grew up in Gothenburg and studied architecture at the Chalmers University of Technology (CTH) under Melchior Wärnstedt and Sigurd Lewerentz . After graduating from college in 1940, he found a job with the architect Hans Westman in Lund and four years later moved to the architectural firm Wejke & Odeen in Stockholm . There Anshelm was responsible for the expansion of the Lund University campus .

In 1947 he opened his own architecture office in Lund. At the beginning of his self-employment, he specialized in the architecture of industrial and scientific buildings. He secured extensive orders from the Universities of Gothenburg and Lund.

In addition to receiving an honorary doctorate from Lund University (1973), Anshelm received several awards for his work during his lifetime: in 1974 with the Kasper Salin Prize and in 1978 with the Swedish Prins Eugen Medal .

Anshelm was married, his son is the architect and photographer Sören Anshelm.

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architecture

Anshelm's designs followed a style that Kay Fisker later described as Danish functionalism : the foundations of the load-bearing walls are made of concrete, while the walls and load-bearing walls should be straightforward and 1.5 stones thick. Windows are either traditional openings in the wall or vertical strips of glass. Horizontal windows are only allowed if they are above the brick walls. Ceilings are either flat or have a slight incline and are not suspended. The entrances to the buildings are at ground level and laid out with hard-fired tiles. Despite these very restrictive principles, Anshelm adapted his designs in detail to the local conditions.

The largest building Anshelm erected in this style was the 9-story office building for Sydkraft AB , today's E.ON Sverige AB , in Malmö (1962–1971): walls made of solid stone, with a thickness of three stones, the give the building an almost Gothic structure. In addition to the fired stones from the respective region, Anshelm also repeatedly resorted to more or less uncut natural stone. It is these walls that gave his buildings their characteristic, solid appearance that defied the forces of nature.

As part of his work, he collected particularly successful individual solutions, which he repeated and combined at will in later works. A prime example of this type of architecture can be found in the building of the engineering faculty of Lund University from the early 1960s.

Most of Anshelm's architecture can be found in Lund, especially in the university buildings. His main works are: Lunds konsthall (Kunsthalle Lund, 1954–56), Lunds stadshall (Stadthalle Lund, 1961–64) and Malmö konsthall (Kunsthalle Malmö, 1971–73).

Sculptures

In addition to the buildings, Anshelm created numerous sculptures. Examples are the Fontän (glass fountain, 1962) in front of the main entrance of Sydkraft AB in Malmö and the Trådmodell av transcendental regelyta , (wire model of a transcendental rule surface, 1966) in front of the building of the Mathematical Institute of Lund University, as well as the LTH-Fontän (gläsernes Water feature, 'Steel, Glass, Water', 1960–1969) in the Lund Technical University.

reception

The designer Åke Axelsson designed the chair 'Anselm' or later 'Anselm I' in 1995 in memory of Klas Anshelm: It combines clear lines and flat surfaces with comfort. The circular recess in the backrest, which acts as a handle, is characteristic. With the 'Anshelm II' from the same year, he combined Anshelm's idea of ​​processing unprocessed materials in a chair: the armrest and the rear chair legs connected to it are made of untreated birch wood. The stackability and thus the ability to repeat any design element of the chair is a homage to the modularity of Klas Anshelms designs.

Characteristic examples of architecture

Lunds konsthall (Lund Art Gallery, 1954–1956)

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  Exterior view.

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  Main hall.

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  Main hall, side view with window (right).

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  Side staircase.

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  Inside view.

Lunds stadshall (Lund Town Hall, 1961–1964)

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  South side.

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  Entrance portal.

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  1st floor, hall area.

Malmö konsthall (Malmö Art Gallery, 1971–1973)

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  North side of the art gallery. Roof structure for the lighting of the interior and recess in the side wall for a tree.

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  Showroom, view of the entrance area.

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  Showroom, illuminated by large ceiling washlights .

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  Showroom, illuminated by numerous small ceiling washers.

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  Modular, endlessly repeating ceiling lighting (detail).

Sculptures

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  Wireframe of a transcendental ruled surface, 1966, stainless steel.

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  LTH-Fontän: water feature between two lakes, 1969, steel and glass.

Buildings by Klas Anshelms architectural office

literature

• Olle Svedberg: The Architecture of Klas Anshelm. 2004, ISBN 91-86050-61-3 .
• Per Qvarnström: Klas Anshelm - samlade work. (German: Collected Works). 1998, ISBN 91-540-5819-8 .
• Per Qvarnström, Per Helander: Klas Anshelm: Till Brancusi. Nastan 20. 1994, ISBN 91-7704-065-1 .
• Klas Anshelm byggnader. (German: Topic: The buildings of Klas Anshelm) In: Arkitektur. 79 (1979), Arkitektur förlag, Stockholm, ISSN  0004-2021 , p. 7.

Web links

Commons : Klas Anshelm  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae} Klas Anshelm - samlade arbeten (German: Collected Works), Per Qvarnström , 1998, ISBN 91-540-5819-8 [1]  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} The Architecture of Klas Anshelm, Olle Svedberg , 2004, ISBN 91-86050-61-3
3. ↑ Product description 'Anshelm I' chair. ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 109 kB) 
4. ↑ 'Anshelm II' chair.
5. ↑ Product description 'Anshelm II' chair. ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 178 kB) 

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