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Kabakchi, M. K.
Creative Work of an Architect Lars Sonck: From Art Nouveau to Modernism
// Philosophy and Culture.
2014. № 5.
P. 760-766.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=64934
Kabakchi, M. K. Creative Work of an Architect Lars Sonck: From Art Nouveau to Modernism
Abstract:
The article is devoted to peculiarities of the development of architecture in Finland during the first third of
the XXth century as illustrated by creative works of a famous architect and one of the founders of the Finnish school
of architecture Lars Sonck (1870–1956). The purpose of the research is to study creative works created by Lars Sonck
during the transition period from Art Nouveau to Modernism (Functionalism in architecture). The significance research
of Lars Sonck is conditioned with the fact that the process of the development of Art Nouveau, Neo-Classicism
and Modernism in the architecture of Finland is not studied enough. The object of research is the evolution of Lars
Sonck’s creativity during the above mentioned period. The subject of research is the architectural concepts that had
been presented in the architecture of Finland since the end of the XXth century to the first third of the XXth century
and their practical implementation in Lars Sonck’s creativity. Research methods include methods that are usually used
in historical architectural, art history and comparative stylistic analysis.
As a result of research, the author concludes that the Finish architect combined axial symmetry and monochromatic
facade finish with certain elements of National Romanticism of the turn of the century. Lars Sonck’s Neo-Classicism of
the 1910th was an intermediate stage between National Romanticism and Modernism that was already dominating
in the architecture of Finland at the beginning of the 1930th which is clearly illustrated by the three famous buildings
designed by of Lars Sonck.
Keywords:
Lars Sonck, Finnish architecture, Art Nouveau, Neo-Classicism, Modernism, culture, St. Michael’s Church, Kallio Church, Mikael Agricola Church, Church Council in Helsinki.
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