Showing posts with label modernism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label modernism. Show all posts
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: UFO in the Suburbs
In the 50s this UFO landed and stuck in between two buildings in the Stockholm suburb Råcksta. Photo by Libby who runs the blog Femtiotalsjakten (my translation: "In Search of the 50s") - it's in Swedish but you might like it just the same...
Femtiotalsjakten: Råcksta - i skuggan av Vällingby
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Architecture: Modernist Gas Stations
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| From grootveld.net |
Former "Auto Palace" Nijmegen (Texaco)
Architects: Meerman en Vd. Pijll. Built in 1953
Top 15 modernist gas stations
Bonus link: Flickr pool Vintage Gas Stations
via PCL LinkDump
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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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Modernism
En pedagogisk genomgång av modernismen.
Arts and Craftsrörelsen, art nouveau (jugend), Wiener Werstätte, De Stijl, Bauhaus, Art Deco...
Från Minnesota Institute of Art
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