The Stockholm Exhibition (1930)

Image sources: Wikipedia: Stockholmsutställningen 1930, Wikipedia: Stockholm Exhibition (1930), Kornknarren, Stockholms historia, + my own photos and scans.

Wikipedia: Stockholm Exhibition (1930)

"The fair was significant in the history of architecture in Stockholm, firmly establishing functionalism as the dominant architectural style in Sweden."

"The two head architects were Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz."

"All of the fair buildings were temporary. But the fair's ideas lived on and influenced the shape of Swedish housing for years to come."
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If you click the images you might find some more information
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Architecture: Hyllie Water Tower

Hyllie Water Tower, Malmö, Sweden. Finished 1973. Architect: Karl Ivar Stål.

Photos by Kim Holtermand.
Via retro futurism
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Interior Design: "Retro modern organic conversation pit."

The Selvedge Yard: Back to the Future | A Retro Hi Fi in a Dark & Cozy Man Cave
Via This Isn't Happiness

Architecture: Brasília

Photo: P-E Fronning (Martin Klasch)

Oscar Niemeyer, National Congress of Brazil

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Movie: L'homme de Rio

uploaded by yashiro69

L'homme de Rio aka That Man from Rio (1964) with Jean-Paul Belmondo

But... but, he's not in Rio!

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Modernism: Design & Expo 58

"Expo 58, Praha 1962, graphic design František Cubr. Few pictures from the book here: bloggy

Exhibition about the exhibition and the style that came out of it, see here: www.expo58.info/"

From Handy hands´ corner / Výrobky dovedných rukou's Flickr.




More images from Expo 58 and the Atomium at Atomium58's Flickr.
Via This isn't Happiness!
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Related on Martin Klasch:
Architecture: Restored Modernism
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Book Covers: Architecture paperbacks

Architecture paperbacks - a set on Flickr
by maraid

Maraid Design | Blog


Via Mr J
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Architecture: The Space Needle

About the Seattle Space Needle and the rest of the Century 21 Exposition of 1962 in this post at BibliOdyssey.


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Architecture: Restored Modernism

Where and what? Click to find out.

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Architecture: ...and look what they turned down!

This is actually what the same architect (as the one below) , Gert Wingårdh, first came up with! But the the politicians in Stockholm are just such a bunch of cowards! They thought it was just too spaced out and turned it down! So they chose to erect a building that is plain, blends in and will probably simply disappear... (sigh!)

Architecture: Progressive Stockholm

The new Landmark at Norra Bantorget.

Look! The front will be in glass. How progressive. Never, ever seen it before.

Architecture: A Stockholm landmark is gone!

Rotundan, Norra Bantorget, built 1938-40, architect Holger Blom



No there wasn't a fire, they tore it down! When will they ever learn!

Design & Architecture: SORELLARIUM 13

Catherine Bujold loves molded plastic, Space 1999 and EXPO 67 (nice link!). She is turning her apartment into a Space 1999 enviroment. Beam yourself over.


CATHERINE BUJOLD SORELLARIUM 13




Via World of Kane.

Architecture: Villa Spies

Simon Spies (1921-84) was a wealthy excentric Dane who had made his fortune in the travel business. Villa Spies, or Villa Fjolle as it's also called, was built on a small island in the Stockholm archipelago as a summerhouse. Swedish architect Staffan Berglund designed the UFO-like house in 1969. Here and here is where you go for more info and photos.
















They say he had great sexual appetite.

Thanks to Mr J who ordered this post.

Architecture: Threatened modern

The Nakagin Capsule Tower by Kisho Kurokawa, built in 1970-72 as a capsule hotel, risks demolition.

Kisho Kurokawa's homepage.


Thanks to Mr Feckenbrenner!

Architecture: Houses of tomorrow

The Palm Springs modern Committee is an admirable organization dedicated to saving threatened historic modernistic houses in the Palm Springs area...
There are lots of nice photos of groovy buildings at PS Modcom - Buildings


More Palm Springs modernism at Vintage Palm Springs Postcards.

The Gobbler

What were they thinking?

Imagine the pitch to the investors:

'It's going to be a futuristic, state-of-the-art motel with every modern convenience from water beds to 8-tracks. The entire dining area will be covered in deep-pile pink and purple carpet. But wait - here's the best part. It will look like an abstract sculpture of a giant turkey. We'll bill it as a romantic getaway - and call it The Gobbler!'"

The Grooviest Motel in Wisconsin
från The Institute of Official Cheer

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Millau

Världens högsta vägbro, Millau. 343 meter hög med trafik på 270 meter. 394 miljoner euro.
Fler bilder och info.

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