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Architecture in Lund

The architecture of Lund consists of different architectural styles and ranges from medieval times to today’s postmodernism.

Some architects who have been active in Lund are CG Brunius, Helgo Zettervall, Alfred Hellerström, Theodor Wåhlin, Folke Zettervall, Hans Westman, Klas Anshelm, Bernt Nyberg, Bengt Edman, Sten Samuelson, Flemming Lassen, Ingeborg Hammarskjöld-Reiz, Yngve Lundquist and Hans Rendahl

Urban development

Medieval settlement
The fact that Lund is a medieval city is mainly seen in the street network, which has been the same for centuries. In addition, the center is the form of a human heart that was typically urban construction during the Middle Ages. There are also a few medieval buildings, such as the cathedral, Liberia, Saint Peters Kloster Church and Krognoshuset. The stables, Kungshuset in Lundagård and Karl XII House at the Cathedral School are other old buildings.

Saint Peters Kloster’s church dates back to the 13th century and is in Gothic-style brick. Saint Peters Kloster’s church was built as a monastery church in a nunnery. The monastery church, along with the cathedral, is the only remaining ancient churches of the 20’s churches from the medieval Lund churches and monasteries not torn in connection with the Reformation.

Until the 1700s
The Kungshuset was built in 1578 and was completed in 1584, but only consisted of two floors. It originally served as a residence for the Danish king’s county man. When visiting the city, the Danish King usually lived in the house. The royal house was converted by Carl Hårleman 1740 – 1742 and Carl Georg Brunius 1837 – 1839. At the later refurbishment, the house got its third floor, and a significantly older appearance than it ever had before. Between 1877 and 1879, some changes were made to the façade following the drawings by Helgo Zettervall.

19th century
Most of the buildings in Lund originate from the late 19th century or the 20th century. Ekska huset is a half-timbered house built in two rounds in 1823 and 1826. 1973-1974 was carried out a major renovation and on 6 July 1974 the building was commemorated. By the end of the 19th century many houses were replaced by multi-storey houses. In this period were built including the Cathedral School’s main building, the Grand Hotel, the University Library, the university building and several lasaretts- and university buildings. AF sponsorship designed by architect Hans Jakob Strömberg in Romanesque style 1848since the construction of 1850-1851 has been rebuilt several times. The archaeological site was built in 1853 in red brick in the northwest corner of the then botanical garden after drawings by Hans Jakob Strömberg.

Lund Central Station was built in the 1850s following drawings by an unknown Danish architect (possibly Carl Ferdinand Rasmussen ). 1872 – 1875 pilots were built after Adolf Wilhelm Edelsvärd’s drawings and 1923 – 1926 further extensions were made of Folke Zettervall’s hand. The station is built in memory since 1972. The pharmacy Swan was built in 1862, but underwent a proper change in 1897 with drawings by Folke Zettervall. At the entrance is a portal in sandstone built in 1920 and designed by Theodor Wåhlin. Apoteket still has the old interior style of the early 20th century.

1900s
The aftermath of Lund is associated with several dominant architects who came to have a big influence on Lund. Bengt Edman and Klas Anshelm became representatives of brutalism with a grandeur in the 1960s and 1970s. Ingeborg Hammarskjöld-Reiz was a very productive architect who created many residential areas and schools in Lund during the period.

Nilstorp is often called the garden city, as the district has Lund’s largest gardens. The largest plots can be found on Björkvägen, which consists of houses built in the 40’s and 50’s. Some of these are culture-protected for its uniquely preserved 50’s architecture. Nilstorp as a district has a coherent architectural context, which is reflected in period-style houses dating from the 30s, 40s, 50’s and 60’s.

Ingeborg Hammarskjöld-Reiz worked with Fred Forbat with Lund’s city plan from 1942. Her first project was the residential area of Östra Småstugeområdet, intended for children-rich working families. In connection with this she also drew the area Borgmästaregården, which was similar to the East Småstuge area. During the 1940s she designed multi-family houses on West, at Byggmästaregatan and Lokföraregatan. Further in the late 1940s and the 1950s she designed multi-family houses in Pilelyckan, in Kobjer and in Drottningstaden. Furthermore, she designed the Palette School and the Lovis School in 1956 and 1960.

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From 1938, Hans Westman performed about 120 construction projects in Lund. He started as a functionalist inspired by the famous Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, drawing the bath house, the sports hall (1941) in Stadsparken and his own villa (1939) on the National Street 3 in the professor city. With Linnaeus City 1945-1948, Westman linked to the traditional, Scottish farm architecture and created a regionally-embellished architecture. Most playfully, he developed his new ideas in a number of student housing houses: Tomegapsgatan 13 and 15 (1951) are inspired by the Scandinavian crusade tradition,Kalmar National House (1952) on Biskopsgatan has borrowed the language from Kalmar Castle and Gothenburg’s “Kållehus” (1951) nation is like a stranded ship. Westman also created the expansion of the Skissernes museum.

It came about time to become many student housing and student housing areas signed Hans Westman: Studentckan (1958), Parentesen (1962), Ulrikedal (1963) and Delphi (1964-1967). The four-lion house as a house-type was invented and patented by Westman and was widely used for student housing, including at Delphi, Kämnärsvägen and Gylleholmsgatan.

During the period 1948-1978 Klas Anshelm came to perform a series of additions and additions for Lund University. Anshelm’s largest project followed in the 1960s with the construction of Lund University of Technology in the eastern part of the city, which was then agricultural land. The six institution buildings built in red brick are surrounded by green spaces. Anselm three well-known buildings in Lund Art Hall, Modern Building of Culture and Stadshallen. Among his final works is another expansion of Lund University Library and the Absalon language laboratory, which today is part ofLanguage and Literature Center.

Bengt Edman to make buildings as student housing areas such as Vildanden and Sparta but also villas. In 1968 he received the Kasper Salin Prize for the Wild Duck in Lund. The wild duck created Edman together with the landscape architect Sven-Ingvar Anderson and received the Kasper Salin Prize for rational production, where huskroppers formed intimate courtyards, and in his behavior, Vildanden was seen as the future of the building. Bernt Nyberg created the Department of Anatomy and Histology (1966) and the National Archives in Lund (1971).

The architect of the Holy Spirit church was Sten Samuelson. The church is characterized by brutal style and its thick brick walls. The building is protected under the Cultural Environment Act, since it is considered by the National Heritage Board to have a cultural historical value. The monastery farm consists mainly of a number of eight-storey houses, grouped around large inner courtyards, built in the 1960s and the millions. Other parts of the Miljøprogram in Lund are Norra Fäladen and Nöbbelöv.

Preservation program Lund is a series of books describing Lund’s urban development and its history. The conservation committee was appointed by the municipal council in 1975 with the task of establishing a conservation program for Lund city center. The assignment has later been extended to include, among other things, those parts of the city outside the fields.

Ideon became 1983 Sweden’s first research city. The development towards Ideon came as a result of the restructuring of the 1970s in the Skåne business community. One saw the need to create new business conditions and inspired the corresponding facilities created in the United States.

2000s
Domkyrkoforum, Lund University’s Visitor Center for Lund Cathedral, by Carmen Izquierdo and Landscape Architect Charlotte Lund was awarded the 2011 Urban Design Prize for the Design of the Domkyrko Forum and the Domicile Place. Domkyrkoforum was awarded the Kasper Salin Prize and Region Skåne Architecture Award 2012.

Färs & Frosta Sparbank Arena was built 2007-2008 at the Klostergården district in southern Lund. The arena accommodates over 3,000 people at sporting events and up to 4,400 people at other types of events.

Ingvar Kamprad Design Center (IKDC) is a building from 2002 at Lund University of Technology. IKDC holds the Department of Design Sciences and Industrial Design School.

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