The Crown Prince of Malmö – Copenhagen Visible from the Top
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The Crown Prince of Malmö

Copenhagen Visible from the Top

Jul 30th 2006 by Christopher

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Architecture Malmö’s first skyscraper (and one of Sweden’s earliest) was built in 1964 and namned Kronprinsen (The Crown Prince). It stands 27 floors tall and features 700 apartments which can house as many as 3 000 people. The cost of building it was a staggering 90 million SEK (approx. $12 000 000). Standing at the top of the building, on the visitors terrace, one could see all the way over to Copenhagen on clear days. Using the binoculars placed there for viewing pleasure, you could probably also see right into the famous SAS-hotel designed by Arne Jacobsen. Using the high-speed elevators allowed you to speed to the top-floor of the Crown Prince in only 30 seconds ( continue reading... )

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Swedish Googie design
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Swedish Googie design

Apr 20th 2006 by Christopher via Jörnmark

Architecture I recently discovered a Swedish website that featured abandoned and disused places, buildings and what not. One of the locations was one of those old motel / restaurant / bar establishment thingies that was a common sight along the Swedish highways up to the 1980s. The interesting thing about this place is the design. It looks like nothing I have seen before, at least not in Sweden and I was delighted to find out that even a small country like Sweden got a touch of the famous Googie design that was very common in California, USA in the 1950s and ( continue reading... )

Modernism and Functionalism – Part 1

Nov 10th 2005 by Christopher

Modernism and Functionalism – Part 1
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Architecture I’ve always had a keen interest in architecture, but nowadays it seams bigger than ever. Probably because I have been lucky enough to find some interesting books at my college library about the modernism and functionalism in Sweden. The modernism architecture was introduced in Sweden during the Stockholm International Fair in 1930 and really set a standard for the design and lifestyle during the following ( read more... )