The evolution of Swedish architecture during the first half of the 20th century is one of the founding themes of the research. In Sweden, as in the areas once remoted of the old continent, modernity appears later than in the large central European urban centres with an industrial vocation. In the first decades of the century, architecture in Norden goes through several phases that follows one another without conflict: the romantic taste of the beginning of the century is succeeded by the neoclassic of the 1920s, only to be overtaken by the functional interest from the 1930s onwards. The thesis aims to highlight the transformation of Swedish architecture around 1930 through the Stockholm Exhibition and the publication of the book-manifesto acceptera: two events that coexist in a dialectical relationship and lay the foundations for the Swedish functionalist season. The reconstruction of the Stockholm Exhibition is based not only on the previous publications, but also on a careful re-reading of the images and the original materials distributed at the time of the event. The study of acceptera is the result of a thorough examination of the book, which involved a careful reading of the text and an investigation of the social, cultural, and economic factors that emerged from the reviews of Swedish newspapers in 1930-32. acceptera is the manifesto of modern Swedish architecture written by architects Gunnar Asplund, Wolter Gahn, Sven Markelius, Eskil Sundahl, Uno Åhrén and art historian Gregor Paulsson. The first Italian translation of the book, made by the author and annexed to the thesis, provides an insight into the historical context, the principles behind functionalist architecture and allows the language barrier to be overcome paving the way for subsequent studies. In summary, the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930, and the book-manifesto acceptera represent two pivotal points in the history of architecture and design in Scandinavia, bearing witness to the intersection of architectural innovation, national identity, and social progress.
L’evoluzione dell’architettura svedese durante la prima metà del Novecento è uno dei temi fondanti della ricerca. In Svezia, come nelle altre aree allora remote del vecchio continente, la modernità si è affacciata in ritardo rispetto ai grandi centri urbani mitteleuropei a vocazione industriale. L’architettura del Norden conosce nei primi decenni del secolo diverse fasi che si susseguono senza conflitti: al gusto romantico di inizio secolo subentra quello neoclassico degli anni Venti per poi essere superato, a partire dagli anni Trenta, dall’interesse per il funzionale. La tesi mira a mettere in luce la trasformazione dell’architettura svedese attorno al 1930 attraverso l’Esposizione di Stoccolma e la pubblicazione del libro-manifesto acceptera: due eventi che convivono in una relazione dialettica e che pongono le basi per la stagione funzionalista svedese. La ricostruzione della Mostra di Stoccolma è incentrata, oltre che sulle pubblicazioni già edite, su un’accurata rilettura delle immagini e del materiale originale distribuito all’epoca della manifestazione. Lo studio di acceptera è il risultato di un’approfondita disamina del volume che ha comportato un’attenta lettura del testo e un’indagine dei fattori sociali, culturali ed economici emersi dalle recensioni e dagli articoli comparsi sui quotidiani svedesi nel biennio 1930-32. acceptera è il manifesto dell’architettura moderna svedese scritto dagli architetti Gunnar Asplund, Wolter Gahn, Sven Markelius, Eskil Sundahl, Uno Åhrén e dallo storico dell’arte Gregor Paulsson. La prima traduzione italiana del libro, operata dall’autore e annessa alla tesi, fornisce una visione del contesto storico, dei principi alla base dell’architettura funzionalista e permette di superare la barriera linguistica aprendo la strada a successivi studi. In sintesi, l’Esposizione di Stoccolma del 1930 e il libro-manifesto acceptera rappresentano due punti cardine nella storia dell’architettura e del design in Scandinavia, testimoniando l’intersezione tra innovazione architettonica, identità nazionale e progresso sociale.
acceptera. Manifesto del funzionalismo svedese / Swedish functionalism manifesto
Lux, Eugenio
2022/2023
Abstract
The evolution of Swedish architecture during the first half of the 20th century is one of the founding themes of the research. In Sweden, as in the areas once remoted of the old continent, modernity appears later than in the large central European urban centres with an industrial vocation. In the first decades of the century, architecture in Norden goes through several phases that follows one another without conflict: the romantic taste of the beginning of the century is succeeded by the neoclassic of the 1920s, only to be overtaken by the functional interest from the 1930s onwards. The thesis aims to highlight the transformation of Swedish architecture around 1930 through the Stockholm Exhibition and the publication of the book-manifesto acceptera: two events that coexist in a dialectical relationship and lay the foundations for the Swedish functionalist season. The reconstruction of the Stockholm Exhibition is based not only on the previous publications, but also on a careful re-reading of the images and the original materials distributed at the time of the event. The study of acceptera is the result of a thorough examination of the book, which involved a careful reading of the text and an investigation of the social, cultural, and economic factors that emerged from the reviews of Swedish newspapers in 1930-32. acceptera is the manifesto of modern Swedish architecture written by architects Gunnar Asplund, Wolter Gahn, Sven Markelius, Eskil Sundahl, Uno Åhrén and art historian Gregor Paulsson. The first Italian translation of the book, made by the author and annexed to the thesis, provides an insight into the historical context, the principles behind functionalist architecture and allows the language barrier to be overcome paving the way for subsequent studies. In summary, the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930, and the book-manifesto acceptera represent two pivotal points in the history of architecture and design in Scandinavia, bearing witness to the intersection of architectural innovation, national identity, and social progress.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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