Karl Håkan Einar Lindahl (10 March 1874 – 12 April 1930) was a
Finnish architect of
Swedish origin.
Life and career
Born in
Jönköping, Lindahl studied architecture at the
Helsinki Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1898.[1] Beginning in 1900, he practised as an architect in
Helsinki. Initially he was an early proponent of the
National Romantic or
Art nouveau style, for many years in partnership with
Walter Thomé.[2] Then, like many of his contemporaries, he changed to a
neo-classical style.[3] His work includes several public buildings, residences in Helsinki and some country houses in
Suvisaaristo, but also many industrial buildings.[3]
In 1907, Lindahl was sent with
veterinarian Oskar von Hellens on a fact-finding tour of foreign
abattoirs to enable incorporation of best practices in the new Helsinki slaughterhouse.[4]
Headquarters of
UPM in Helsinki, built 1912 for Suomi insurance company
References
^
abcdefgT. Stz., "Lindahl, Karl Håkan Einar", Nordisk familjebok, Owl Edition, volume 37 Supplement: L – Riksdag,
col. 197(in Swedish)
^Chevallier, Fabienne: L'œuvre d'Eliel Saarinen en Finlande et la question de l'architecture nationale de 1898 à 1909, Histoire de l'art 12, Paris: Sorbonne, 2001.
ISBN2-85944-423-8.
p. 165(in French)
^Hietala, Marjatta: "Hygiene and the Control of Food in Finnish Towns at the Turn of the Century: A Case Study from Helsinki", in The Origins and Development of Food Policies in Europe, pp. 113–129. Ed. John Burnett and Derek J. Oddy, London/New York: Leicester University, 1994.
ISBN0-7185-1474-2.
p. 126.
^Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa: An Architectural Guide, ed. Arvi Ilonen, Suomen Rakennustaiteen Museo, tr. Laura Siilasvuo, Helsinki: Otava, 1990,
ISBN9789511107620,
p. 57.
^Itkonen, Hannu: Varkaus and Its People: A Hundred Years, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia 1057, Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2005.
ISBN951-746-789-3,
pp. 61,
56, 139.
^Quantrill, Malcolm: Finnish Architecture and the Modernist Tradition, London/New York: E & FN Spon, 1995,
ISBN0-419-19520-3,
p. 183.
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karl Lindahl.
Moorhouse, Jonathan & Carapetian, Michael & Ahtola-Moorhouse, Leena: Helsinki Jugendstil architecture, 1895–1915. Helsinki: Otava, 1987.
ISBN951-1-08382-1
Karl Håkan Einar Lindahl (10 March 1874 – 12 April 1930) was a
Finnish architect of
Swedish origin.
Life and career
Born in
Jönköping, Lindahl studied architecture at the
Helsinki Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1898.[1] Beginning in 1900, he practised as an architect in
Helsinki. Initially he was an early proponent of the
National Romantic or
Art nouveau style, for many years in partnership with
Walter Thomé.[2] Then, like many of his contemporaries, he changed to a
neo-classical style.[3] His work includes several public buildings, residences in Helsinki and some country houses in
Suvisaaristo, but also many industrial buildings.[3]
In 1907, Lindahl was sent with
veterinarian Oskar von Hellens on a fact-finding tour of foreign
abattoirs to enable incorporation of best practices in the new Helsinki slaughterhouse.[4]
Headquarters of
UPM in Helsinki, built 1912 for Suomi insurance company
References
^
abcdefgT. Stz., "Lindahl, Karl Håkan Einar", Nordisk familjebok, Owl Edition, volume 37 Supplement: L – Riksdag,
col. 197(in Swedish)
^Chevallier, Fabienne: L'œuvre d'Eliel Saarinen en Finlande et la question de l'architecture nationale de 1898 à 1909, Histoire de l'art 12, Paris: Sorbonne, 2001.
ISBN2-85944-423-8.
p. 165(in French)
^Hietala, Marjatta: "Hygiene and the Control of Food in Finnish Towns at the Turn of the Century: A Case Study from Helsinki", in The Origins and Development of Food Policies in Europe, pp. 113–129. Ed. John Burnett and Derek J. Oddy, London/New York: Leicester University, 1994.
ISBN0-7185-1474-2.
p. 126.
^Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa: An Architectural Guide, ed. Arvi Ilonen, Suomen Rakennustaiteen Museo, tr. Laura Siilasvuo, Helsinki: Otava, 1990,
ISBN9789511107620,
p. 57.
^Itkonen, Hannu: Varkaus and Its People: A Hundred Years, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia 1057, Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2005.
ISBN951-746-789-3,
pp. 61,
56, 139.
^Quantrill, Malcolm: Finnish Architecture and the Modernist Tradition, London/New York: E & FN Spon, 1995,
ISBN0-419-19520-3,
p. 183.
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karl Lindahl.
Moorhouse, Jonathan & Carapetian, Michael & Ahtola-Moorhouse, Leena: Helsinki Jugendstil architecture, 1895–1915. Helsinki: Otava, 1987.
ISBN951-1-08382-1