Finland. Part 1: Pre-1914 - Eliel Saarinen, Lars Sonck, Erik Bryggman

Synopsis: Towards the end of the 19th century Russification in Finland provoked a conservative nationalist movement, known as National Romanticism, which became the focus of cultural activity. Their work combines influences from international Jugendstil, the English Arts and Crafts movement, and the neo-Romanasque of H H Richardson, with motifs drawn from vernacular timber buildings and mediaeval stone churches and castles. The slides include the most important buildings by the leading architects of the period: Gesellius Lindgren, Eleil Saarinen and Lars Sonck. The favoured materials were native granite and timber, and many of the buildings are decorated with the work of the leading artists and craftspeople of the period. Sonck’s Tampere Cathedral, completed in 1907, marked the effective end of National Romanticism as a vital culture movement, but its ideal of the building as a work of art continued to influence Finnish architecture throughout the century.
Series: Masters of Architecture, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Multimedia; 63 Slides. col.
Year of production: 1990
Availability: Sale
Subjects: Architecture
Keywords: architectural design; Bryggman, Erik; Finland; Saarinen, Eliel; Sonck, Lars

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