Kasper Salin Prize | |
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Awarded for | Swedish building or group of buildings "of high architectural quality" |
Country | Sweden |
Presented by | Architects Sweden (Sveriges Arkitekter) |
First awarded | 1962 |
Last awarded | 2020 |
Currently held by | The House of Culture, Stockholm |
Website |
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The Kasper Salin Prize ( Swedish: Kasper Salin-priset) is a prize awarded annually by Architects Sweden (Sveriges Arkitekter) to a Swedish building or building project "of high architectural quality". It is considered the most prestigious architectural prize in the country[ citation needed] and has been awarded since 1962. The award is distributed to the building itself and consists of a bronze relief, designed by Swedish architect Bengt Lindroos (1918–2010), which is attached to the building. The prize was funded on the basis of a donation from Kasper Salin (1856–1919) who served as the city architect of Stockholm from 1898 until 1915. [1] [2]
A satirical version of the award, Kasper Kalkon, was created by Architectural Uprising. [3]
Several years (1965, 1973, 1990, 2004) have seen two winners, and no prize was awarded in 1976. [4] [5] [6]
Kasper Salin Prize | |
---|---|
Awarded for | Swedish building or group of buildings "of high architectural quality" |
Country | Sweden |
Presented by | Architects Sweden (Sveriges Arkitekter) |
First awarded | 1962 |
Last awarded | 2020 |
Currently held by | The House of Culture, Stockholm |
Website |
www |
The Kasper Salin Prize ( Swedish: Kasper Salin-priset) is a prize awarded annually by Architects Sweden (Sveriges Arkitekter) to a Swedish building or building project "of high architectural quality". It is considered the most prestigious architectural prize in the country[ citation needed] and has been awarded since 1962. The award is distributed to the building itself and consists of a bronze relief, designed by Swedish architect Bengt Lindroos (1918–2010), which is attached to the building. The prize was funded on the basis of a donation from Kasper Salin (1856–1919) who served as the city architect of Stockholm from 1898 until 1915. [1] [2]
A satirical version of the award, Kasper Kalkon, was created by Architectural Uprising. [3]
Several years (1965, 1973, 1990, 2004) have seen two winners, and no prize was awarded in 1976. [4] [5] [6]