1. STOCKHOLM RESEARCH
During the Medieval Era, areas of Stockholm
such as Gamla Stan or Old Town thrived with
Architecture. Gamla Stran’s oldest building
Briger Jarl Tower, dates from the 13 cen-
tury. Well preserved due to the sparing of
the city during the onslaught of the two
world wars. Stockholm was extremely rural
well into the 19th century.
The Gustavian style entered into the late
18th century scene in Sweden. Named after
king Gustaf 3 it embodied his cultural inter-
ests and passions that resulted in a golden
age of architecture and design. It was very
restrained compared to the likes of the
French of the time, utilizing pine, and paints
in light colors.
At the turn of the century, when the number
of people moving to Stockholm increased
drastically, an expedited buiding era began.
Nationalism and classicism were common
styles. Ragnar Ostberg Built Stockholm’s
world famous city hall.
Swedish Grace attracted loads of attention
between 1900 and 1930, because it empha-
sized detail. Craftsmen, architects, and art-
ists worked together manipulating wood,
glass, textiles, and metal into beautiful
design. Stylsih entrances utilizing gates,
doors and ornate handle baniters garnished
these buildings.
A controversial period of Stockholm’s archi-
tectural history was the 60s. Obvious ten-
dencies and trends contributed to large
parts of the 19th century Klara quarter in
the city being demolished. The construction
of the Stockholm underground. Which is
famous for being the worlds longest work of
art, commenced in the 40. Many Swedish
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designers are architects have left their mark
on stations all over the city. The most
recent extension was in the 70s.
Finally, today’s architecture in Stockholm
was returned to the Swedish Modern Style.
Utilizing what most would say is the 90’s
functionalist architecture.
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