Karl Lindahl (architect)

Karl Lindahl
Karl Lindahl in 1899
Born(1874-03-10)10 March 1874
Jönköping, Sweden
Died12 April 1930(1930-04-12) (aged 56)
Helsinki, Finland
Citizenship
  • Finland
  • Swedish
OccupationArchitect

Karl Håkan Einar Lindahl (10 March 1874 – 12 April 1930) was a Finnish architect of Swedish origin.

Life and career

Born in Jönköping, Sweden, Lindahl studied architecture at the Helsinki Polytechnic Institute in the Grand Duchy of Finland, graduating in 1898.[1] Beginning in 1900, he practised as an architect in Helsinki. Initially he was an early proponent of the National Romantic or Art nouveau style, for many years in partnership with Walter Thomé.[2] Then, like many of his contemporaries, he changed to a neo-classical style.[3] His work includes several public buildings, residences in Helsinki and some country houses in Suvisaaristo, but also many industrial buildings.[3]

Lindahl received Finnish citizenship in 1905.[4] In 1907, he was sent with veterinarian Oskar von Hellens on a fact-finding tour of foreign abattoirs to enable incorporation of best practices in the new Helsinki slaughterhouse.[5]

He died in Helsinki.

Selected works

Buildings designed by Karl Lindahl
Market hall in Oulu, 1901
Vanha Poli, Polytechnic Students' Union building in Helsinki, 1903
Söderkulla mansion in Sipoo, 1908
Helsinki Workers' House, 1908, rebuilt 1924
Headquarters of UPM in Helsinki, built 1912 for Suomi insurance company

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g T. Stz., "Lindahl, Karl Håkan Einar", Nordisk familjebok, Owl Edition, volume 37 Supplement: L – Riksdag, col. 197 (in Swedish)
  2. ^ Chevallier, Fabienne: L'œuvre d'Eliel Saarinen en Finlande et la question de l'architecture nationale de 1898 à 1909, Histoire de l'art 12, Paris: Sorbonne, 2001. ISBN 2-85944-423-8. p. 165 (in French)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Eriksson, Patrick: "Lindahl, Karl" in Uppslagsverket Finland. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  4. ^ Manninen, Antti (28 October 2007). "Helsingin työväentalo on arkkitehti Karl Lindahlin päätyö" [Helsinki Workers' House is the main work of architect Karl Lindahl]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 March 2026. Hän kuitenkin haki ja sai Suomen ja samalla Venäjän kansalaisuuden vuonna 1905. [He nevertheless applied for and received Finnish, and at the same time Russian, citizenship in 1905.]
  5. ^ Hietala, Marjatta: "Hygiene and the Control of Food in Finnish Towns at the Turn of the Century: A Case Study from Helsinki", in The Origins and Development of Food Policies in Europe, pp. 113–129. Ed. John Burnett and Derek J. Oddy, London/New York: Leicester University, 1994. ISBN 0-7185-1474-2. p. 126.
  6. ^ Valter Thomé, "Förlagsaktiebolagets Otavas hus i Helsingfors", Arkitekten Volume 6, issue 6, September 1908, pp. 79–80 (in Swedish)
  7. ^ Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa: An Architectural Guide, ed. Arvi Ilonen, Suomen Rakennustaiteen Museo, tr. Laura Siilasvuo, Helsinki: Otava, 1990, ISBN 9789511107620, p. 57.
  8. ^ historiaa Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, Söderkullan kartano (in Finnish)
  9. ^ Liedakkalan koulu, peda.net (in Finnish)
  10. ^ Itkonen, Hannu: Varkaus and Its People: A Hundred Years, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia 1057, Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2005. ISBN 951-746-789-3, pp. 61, 56, 139.
  11. ^ Quantrill, Malcolm: Finnish Architecture and the Modernist Tradition, London/New York: E & FN Spon, 1995, ISBN 0-419-19520-3, p. 183.

Further reading

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  • Moorhouse, Jonathan & Carapetian, Michael & Ahtola-Moorhouse, Leena: Helsinki Jugendstil architecture, 1895–1915. Helsinki: Otava, 1987. ISBN 951-1-08382-1
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