Essays about: "Léo Friedmann"

Found 1 essay containing the words Léo Friedmann.

  1. 1. Saving Erskine — An Example in Circular Heritage Architecture

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Léo Friedmann; [2020]
    Keywords : architecture; heritage; circular; Erskine; Ralph Erskine; Växjö; Kiruna; Sweden; reuse; recycling; concrete; prefabricated concrete; timber; CLT; housing;

    Abstract : This thesis is the story of two housing projects designed by architect Ralph Erskine. The first building, Lassaskog in Växjö built in 1954, is one of the earliest examples of industrialized concrete housing in Sweden. The other one, Kv. Ortdrivaren in Kiruna was built some eight years later following Erskine’s utopian ideas for The Arctic City. READ MORE