Peter Celsing

Peter Celsing ( born January 29, 1920 in Stockholm; † 16 March 1974) was a Swedish architect who was known for his factual and brutalist architecture.

Peter Celsing studied at the Institute of Technology in Stockholm ( 1944) and at the School of Art ( 1946). He was employed for several years at the architect Ivar Tengbom and Paul Hedqvist. Important impulses for his architecture career, he was traveling to the countries of the Middle East and the Mediterranean.

1948-52 he was chief of the architectural firm of Stockholm Trams, where he designed suburban station ends of the Stockholm Metro, including Gubbängen, Hökarängen and Blackeberg. In 1960 he became a professor at the University of Technology in Stockholm.

Peter Celsing was known for his religious buildings and some buildings in central Stockholm. On most well-known is the Kulturhuset at Sergels torg of 1966. Facade to Sergels Torg out consists mainly of glass, the culture itself opens the spectator from the outside and to entice him to enter. Many of his works are, however, greatly simplified by a more closed architecture and brutalitisch, such as the S: t Tomas kyrka in Vällingby Centrum of 1959 and the Riksbankshuset ( Reichsbank building) in Stockholm in 1970.

Some structures ( selection)

  • Härlanda kyrka, Gothenburg
  • S: t Tomas kyrka, Vällingby Centrum
  • Boliden kyrka, Boliden
  • Nacksta kyrka, Sundsvall
  • Kulturhuset, Stockholm
  • Riksbank, Stockholm
  • Filmhuset, Stockholm
  • Olaus Petri kyrka, Stockholm
  • Almtunakyrkan, Uppsala
  • Erweitungs the university library Carolina Rediviva, Uppsala.

Literature and source

  • Adversus populum: Peter och Celsings Sigurd Lewerentz sakralarkitektur 1945-1975 1998.
  • Svensk arkitektur, ritningar 1640-1970, Byggförlaget, Stockholm 1986
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