Georg Hilding Ekelund (18 November 1893, in Kangasniemi – 30 January 1984, in Helsinki) was a Finnisharchitect, from 1950 to 1958 a professor of housing design at Helsinki University of Technology and from 1931 to 1934 editor-in-chief of the Finnish architects' journal Arkkitehti (Finnish Architectural Review). His career as an architect spans the change in styles in Finland from the Nordic Classicism of the 1920s to the Modernism of the 1970s.
Ekeleund studied architecture at Helsinki University of Technology, qualifying as an architect in 1916. His wide career in architecture spanned from the design of public housing areas and town planning to public buildings, factories and churches. Following a classical education in architecture, where the predominant style was Nordic Classicism, Ekelund like others Finnish architects of his generation, such as Alvar Aalto, made the switch to Modernism – known in Finland as "Functionalism" – partly in response to the greater urbanisation of the country during the 1920s and 1930s.[1]
Ekelund designed a significant number of buildings in the town of Karis, already during the 1930s. The town plan for the town, drawn up in the 1930s by architect Carolus Lindberg was soon regarded as over-dimensioned, and Ekelund was given the task of redesigning it. His "modern" design was influenced by ideas from the Garden city movement, as interpreted in Finland by Otto-Iivari Meurman and its modern interpretation by Le Corbusier, with a particular emphasis on open spaces and parks. In the town Ekelund designed a dispensing chemist, the town hall, cemetery chapel, water tower, trade college and several schools and old-people's homes.[2]
Architectural competitions have been a common method in Finland for choosing designs for key public buildings, and Ekelund entered several of them over the length of his career. For instance, he won the competition for the choice of the site of the Finnish Parliament building - though the final site was later changed and the final architect of the building, following a second competition, was chosen as J.S. Sirén. Among Ekelund's more notable buildings are the Taidehalli Art Gallery (together with Jarl Eklund) in Helsinki, Töölö Church in Helsinki, the Finnish Embassy in Moscow, and a number of buildings for the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, including the Olympic Rowing Stadium, the Olympic Velodrome, and the Olympic Games village.[3]
Hilding Ekelund's brother was the author and painter Ragnar Ekelund. His wife, Eva Kuhlefelt-Ekelund, was also an architect, and they formed a joint office in 1927.
Sahanmäki area regional planning, Maunula, Helsinki
Punahilkantie 12. Roihuvuori housing area, Helsinki
Referencesedit
Angeletti, Angelo; Gaia Remiddi (1998). Alvar Aalto e il Classicismo Nordico. Rome: F.lli Palombi. ISBN88-7621-666-9. (In Italian and English)
Paavilainen, Simo and Juhani Pallasmaa (eds.) (1982). Nordic Classicism 1910-1930. Helsinki: Museum of Finnish Architecture. ISBN951-9229-21-3. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
Salokorpi, Asko, ed. (1985). Classical Tradition and the Modern Movement. Proceedings of the International Alvar Aalto Symposium, 2. Helsinki: Finnish Association of Architects. ISBN951-9229-38-8.
Hilding Ekelund at the Museum of Finnish Architecture
April 13, 2024
hilding, ekelund, georg, november, 1893, kangasniemi, january, 1984, helsinki, finnish, architect, from, 1950, 1958, professor, housing, design, helsinki, university, technology, from, 1931, 1934, editor, chief, finnish, architects, journal, arkkitehti, finnis. Georg Hilding Ekelund 18 November 1893 in Kangasniemi 30 January 1984 in Helsinki was a Finnish architect from 1950 to 1958 a professor of housing design at Helsinki University of Technology and from 1931 to 1934 editor in chief of the Finnish architects journal Arkkitehti Finnish Architectural Review His career as an architect spans the change in styles in Finland from the Nordic Classicism of the 1920s to the Modernism of the 1970s Hilding EkelundTaidehalli Art Gallery Helsinki 1928 Born 1893 11 18 18 November 1893Kangasniemi FinlandDied30 January 1984 1984 01 30 aged 90 Helsinki FinlandNationalityFinnishOccupationArchitectBuildingsTaidehalli Arts GalleryMaunula social housingHelsinki 1952 Olympic Games village Contents 1 Career 2 Major works by Hilding Ekelund 3 References 4 Notes 5 External linksCareer editEkeleund studied architecture at Helsinki University of Technology qualifying as an architect in 1916 His wide career in architecture spanned from the design of public housing areas and town planning to public buildings factories and churches Following a classical education in architecture where the predominant style was Nordic Classicism Ekelund like others Finnish architects of his generation such as Alvar Aalto made the switch to Modernism known in Finland as Functionalism partly in response to the greater urbanisation of the country during the 1920s and 1930s 1 Ekelund designed a significant number of buildings in the town of Karis already during the 1930s The town plan for the town drawn up in the 1930s by architect Carolus Lindberg was soon regarded as over dimensioned and Ekelund was given the task of redesigning it His modern design was influenced by ideas from the Garden city movement as interpreted in Finland by Otto Iivari Meurman and its modern interpretation by Le Corbusier with a particular emphasis on open spaces and parks In the town Ekelund designed a dispensing chemist the town hall cemetery chapel water tower trade college and several schools and old people s homes 2 Architectural competitions have been a common method in Finland for choosing designs for key public buildings and Ekelund entered several of them over the length of his career For instance he won the competition for the choice of the site of the Finnish Parliament building though the final site was later changed and the final architect of the building following a second competition was chosen as J S Siren Among Ekelund s more notable buildings are the Taidehalli Art Gallery together with Jarl Eklund in Helsinki Toolo Church in Helsinki the Finnish Embassy in Moscow and a number of buildings for the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki including the Olympic Rowing Stadium the Olympic Velodrome and the Olympic Games village 3 Hilding Ekelund s brother was the author and painter Ragnar Ekelund His wife Eva Kuhlefelt Ekelund was also an architect and they formed a joint office in 1927 Major works by Hilding Ekelund edit nbsp Toolo Church HelsinkiKunsthalle Helsinki 1928 Helsinki Toolo Church 1930 Helsinki Lutheran Church 1931 Helsinki Finnish Embassy in the Soviet Union 1938 Moscow Olympic Velodrome 1938 40 Helsinki Olympic Village 1939 40 Helsinki Helsinki street kiosks 1940s 50s Helsinki Karis water tower 1949 1951 Karis Maunula social housing terraced housing and apartment blocks 1953 Helsinki Salmisaari power station 1951 Helsinki Swedish speaking Finnish teachers house Roihuvuori c 1957 Helsinki Nelimarkka Museum 1964 Alajarvi Sahanmaki area regional planning Maunula Helsinki nbsp Punahilkantie 12 Roihuvuori housing area HelsinkiReferences editAngeletti Angelo Gaia Remiddi 1998 Alvar Aalto e il Classicismo Nordico Rome F lli Palombi ISBN 88 7621 666 9 In Italian and English Paavilainen Simo and Juhani Pallasmaa eds 1982 Nordic Classicism 1910 1930 Helsinki Museum of Finnish Architecture ISBN 951 9229 21 3 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a author has generic name help Salokorpi Asko ed 1985 Classical Tradition and the Modern Movement Proceedings of the International Alvar Aalto Symposium 2 Helsinki Finnish Association of Architects ISBN 951 9229 38 8 Notes edit Museum of Finnish Architecture web site Hilding Ekelund and the architecture of the town of Karis Archived from the original on 2011 07 16 Retrieved 2010 12 06 Docomomo Suomi FinlandExternal links editHilding Ekelund at the Museum of Finnish Architecture Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hilding Ekelund amp oldid 1067785732, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
