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The Brooklyn Museum's 1954 "Design in Scandinavia" exhibition launched "Scandinavian Modern" furniture on the American market. [1]Scandinavian design is a design movement characterized by simplicity, minimalism and functionality that emerged in the early 20th century, and subsequently flourished in the 1950s throughout the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland.
The architecture of Finland has a history spanning over 800 years, [1] and while up until the modern era the architecture was highly influenced by Sweden, there were also influences from Germany and Russia. [2]
This article covers the architecture of Sweden from a historical perspective. As is the norm in the history of architecture, the architectural history of a nation naturally lends itself to the history of its monuments, and to the development of that nation's institutions of power: palaces, castles, and churches. This also applies in the case of ...
Scandinavian design is the epitome of simplicity with an emphasis on function and beauty. It’s minimal and clean yet cozy and influenced by nature. The Essential Guide to Scandinavian Design
In architecture, functionalism is the principle that buildings should be designed based solely on their purpose and function. An international functionalist architecture movement emerged in the wake of World War I, as part of the wave of Modernism. Its ideas were largely inspired by a desire to build a new and better world for the people, as ...
Modernist architecture in Scandinavia — in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden; Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. ...
Architecture in Scandinavia — in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
The International Style is a major architectural style and movement that began in western Europe in the 1920s and dominated modern architecture until the 1970s. [1] [2] It is defined by strict adherence to functional and utilitarian designs and construction methods, typically expressed through minimalism.