22 mars 2023

The golden age of Swedish construction....


Nordhemsskolan, 1914-16, by Arvid Bjerke and R-O Swensson

20 mars 2023

Demolition "green" city....Göteborg




Kjellbergska Gymnasiet (a building of excellent quality), 1935, by Ragnar Ossian Swensson


Olof Wijksgatan before the demolition work began


..the same place today 😡

19 mars 2023

The escape route....


..between Lisbon and New York during the II-World War was operated by Pan Am with a Boeing 314 Clipper. The flight time (for the very rich) was around 23 hours (!)

17 mars 2023

Ekebergs marmor....


S:t Lukas kapell, 1968, by Sven Brolid

Marble intarsia....


Axel Dahlströms Torg, 1955, by Endre Nemes

16 mars 2023

Confused Göteborg....


..blind city planners and architects are a plague. 

Zombie city....

Husargatan, Göteborg

City "planning" from the 1980`s. What was the purpose of placing the "backside" of the buildings towards the street...?

14 mars 2023

11 mars 2023