Sven Markelius
Sven Gottfrid Markelius (born October 25, 1889 in Stockholm as Sven Jonsson ; † February 24, 1972 , ibid) was a Swedish architect . He is one of the most important representatives of modernism , which in Sweden is called functionalism .
education
Sven Markelius attended the Technical University and the Art Academy in Stockholm between 1910 and 1915 . Later he worked for some time in the offices of the architects Ragnar Östberg and Erik Lallerstedt . In 1920 he opened his own office and in 1921 he took the name Markelius .
life and work
Markelius was interested in building and spatial planning from an early age and was one of the founding members of the international congress of modern architecture ( Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne ) in 1928 . In 1927 he met Walter Gropius on a trip to Germany and visited the Bauhaus school in Dessau . Gropius' functionalist ideas impressed Markelius. In 1930 he was instrumental in the housing department at the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition , widely viewed as the beginning of Swedish functionalism. In 1931 he wrote the Acceptera font , together with u. a. Gunnar Asplund , Gregor Paulsson and Uno Åhrén , a manifesto for functionalism in Sweden. At the same time he was working on his first major work, the Helsingborg Concert Hall , which was inaugurated in 1932.
From 1944 to 1954 Markelius was City Planning Director in Stockholm. During this time he planned the redesign of Stockholm City (1946) and the suburbs of Björkhagen (1945), Högdalen (1946), Västertorp (1947) and Farsta (1952). The largest project was the new suburb in northwest Stockholm, Vällingby , which he planned in 1947-50 and which was inaugurated in 1955 and received international recognition. Markelius also designed a number of buildings in Stockholm, including a. Folkets hus 1960, the third high-rise on Sergels torg in 1962 and the Sverigehuset on Kungsträdgården in 1968. Little is known that Markelius was also active in Germany, namely as the architect of the congress hall in Gießen , which opened in 1966 , a distinctive town house of post-war modern architecture.
In 1952 he was sent by Sweden to assist the council for the establishment of the UN headquarters . In 1962 he received a gold medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Picture gallery
Helsingborgs Konserthus
Folkets hus in Stockholm
3. Skyscraper in Stockholm
Sverigehuset in Stockholm
Other striking projects
- Swedish Pavilion at the World's Fair in New York , 1939
- Folkets hus , Stockholm, 1945–1960
- Sverigehuset, Stockholm, 1968
Literature and Sources
- Sven Markelius, arkitekt , Arkitektur Förlag, Stockholm 1989
- Svensk arkitektur 1640-1970 , Byggförlaget, Stockholm 1986
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Markelius, Sven |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Markelius, Sven Gottfrid (full name); Jonsson, Sven (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1972 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |