Stockholms Stadsbibliotek....

Gunnar Asplund, 1928

Luxury modernism....

Stockholm, Askrikegatan 9-13, 1937-38

Stockholm is a beautiful city....

Stockholm, Värtavägen 41 / Askrikegatan 21 (1930`s)

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The last floor overlooking Gärdet ....suits me perfectly !

Combining....

Stockholm, Stallgatan, (1880`s and 1980`s)

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....old and new, requires sensitivity....and a few skills.

City [dis]membering....

Stockholm, Slussen, (1960`s ?)

Toy car garage...?

Värtavägen, Stockholm, (1950`s or earlier ?)

Coldplay and "Viva La Vida Tour" at Stockholms Stadion….

22nd of August, 22:47

at this point.... I was in another planet

....remember this band "White Lies" ....because they are good!

....the 1912 Olympic Stadium (click to enlarge); the place where my fellow countryman Francisco Lázaro never arrived....
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Coldplay gave everything they had….and they have a lot to give. A fantastic concert with Chris Martin in absolute top shape (went straight into my all time top three list). The band and the songs, the lights and the sound....invited us to 111 minutes of unforgettable music.
If you have the opportunity to see these guys….don’t miss it !!!! .

Best in show: "Glass of Water" and the other 22 songs including the tribute to Michael Jackson, "Billy Jean"

One word = MAGICAL

Slottsskogsvallen, Lars Israel Wahlman, 1923

Built for the Göteborg Exposition and ornamented with classical empire elements (click the pictures to enlarge)

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In this stadium, Arne Andersson and Gunder Hägg had some of their fights for the world record in the english mile, during the year of 1942.

In 1975, John Walker broke the world record and was the first human to run the mile under 3:50 (3:49.4).

And of course....Patrik Sjöberg trained here for many years, and became one of the best high-jumpers ever.

Royal Desert Palms....

Alexander Residence, William Krisel, 1957

Union 76....

Palm Springs, Donald Wexler, 1962

Pier Luigi Nervi....

Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze, 1932

Seidler House....

Sydney, Harry Seidler, 1967

Mid-century....

....LA-modernism, is good enough for me.

Van Nellefabriek....

Rotterdam, Johannes Brinkman and Leendert van der Vlugt, 1929

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( tobacco factory )

Zuyev Workers' Club....

Moscow, Ilya Golosov, 1928

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe....

Villa Tugendhat, Brno, Czech Republic, 1930

Peter Celsing....

Kulturhuset, Stockholm, 1974

Eslövs Medborgarhus....

Hans Asplund, 1957

Landskrona Konsthall (Art Center)....

Fritz Jaenecke and Sten Samuelson, 1963

Per Friberg....

Ljunghusen, 1960

Växjö Stadsbibliotek....

Erik Uluots, 1965

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...and the extention from 2003 by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

Preservation....a noble act !

Rua Dr. Gama Barros, Lisbon, (1950`s ?). Photo stolen from Dona T

Weissenhof....

Stuttgart, Le Coubusier, 1927

U2 360° Tour and....The Claw !

Nya Ullevi, Fritz Jaenecke / Sten Samuelson, 1958 (click to enlarge)

Ullevi Stadium, Göteborg, 31 July 2009

. Not as good as the concert in Göteborg during The Vertigo Tour 2005 (which was a complete knockout), but a memorable show with the most “intelligent” stage ever.... “The Claw” (Willie Williams): Inspired on the Theme Building of the LAX Airport (Pereira, Luckman, Williams, Becket), the stage has no defined front or back and is surrounded on all sides by the audience. Gigantic....without hiding anything at all, hanging loudspeakers with perfect sound,....a brilliant concept.

Best in show: "Vertigo" and a very odd version of "I`ll go crazy if I don`t go crazy tonight".... (Snow Patrol was a good revelation).