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Hans Westman
Hans Gustaf Westman (9 March 1905 – 17 November 1991) was a Swedish architect Biography Westman was born in the parish of Hökhuvud in Stockholm County, Sweden. He was sent to board at Herlufsholm School in Næstved, Denmark. After graduating from Uppsala University in 1924, Westman graduated from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in 1929. He made a study trip to Italy in 1929 and with a scholarship from KTH traveled to Italy and Germany in 1935. Westman practised as an architect from 1932 until 1983 and was mainly active in Scania. He had his own architectural firm in Malmö in 1936–38 and then in Lund. In Westmans villa, built in 1939–1940, Westman combines the modernism of the time with his own, novel thoughts. In addition to housing for his family, it was also furnished to the architect's own office. His works united regional cultural tradition with functionalism, attempting to create a new, ''Westmannian'' regional architecture instead of recreating old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmans Villa, Lund
Vestmannaeyjar (, sometimes anglicized as Westman Islands) is a municipality and archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. The largest island, Heimaey, has a population of 4,414, most of whom live in the archipelago's main town, Vestmannaeyjabær. The other islands are uninhabited, although six have single hunting cabins. Vestmannaeyjar came to international attention in 1973 with the eruption of Eldfell volcano, which destroyed many buildings and forced a month-long evacuation of the entire population to mainland Iceland. Approximately one-fifth of the town was destroyed before the lava flow was halted by application of 6.8billion litres of cold sea water. Geography The Vestmannaeyjar archipelago is young in geological terms. The islands lie in the Southern Icelandic Volcanic Zone and have been formed by eruptions over the past 10,000–12,000 years. The volcanic system consists of 70–80 volcanoes both above and below the sea. Vestmannaeyjar comprises the following isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Eric's Cathedral, Stockholm
Saint Eric's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located on Södermalm, the southern part of central Stockholm. It was built in 1892 and was raised to the status of a cathedral in 1953, when the Catholic Diocese of Stockholm was created (still the only one in Sweden). The substantial increase in the number of Catholics in Stockholm and Sweden, mostly as a result of immigration after World War II, made the old church insufficient, and an extension, designed by architects Hans Westman and Ylva Lenormand, was inaugurated in 1983, at the 200th anniversary of the re-establishment in 1783 of the Catholic Church in Lutheran Sweden. The block where the cathedral is located also contains other functions serving the Catholic Church in Sweden. The church takes its name from Saint Eric, the 12th-century king of Sweden who, having been slain by a Danish prince, came to be regarded as a martyr and the patron saint of Sweden and Stockholm, depicted in the seal and coat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westman Family
Westman may refer to: * Westman Region, Manitoba, Canada * Westman Islands, an archipelago off the south coast of Iceland * Celts in Ireland were called Westmen in Old Norse People with the surname * Alf Westman (1921–1998), Swedish hurdler, 1948 Summer Olympian * Axel Westman (1894-1960), Swedish physician and university professor *Benjamin Westman (born 1976), American-Swedish football manager *Carl Westman (1866–1936), Swedish architect and interior designer *Cody Westman (born 1978), Canadian filmmaker/musician * Edvard Westman (1865–1917), Swedish painter * Elisabeth Westman (born 1966), Swedish road cyclist *Emil Westman (1894-1935), Swedish-Danish artist * Erika Westman (born 1971), Swedish curler *Frida Westman (born 2001), Swedish ski jumper *Gunnar Westman (1915-1985), Danish sculptor *Gucci Westman (born 1971), American makeup artist, cosmetic designer * Hans Westman (1905–1991), Swedish architect *Henrik Westman (1940–2019), Swedish politician *Inge Lise Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architects From Stockholm
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin ''architectus'', which derives from the Greek (''arkhi-'', chief + ''tekton'', builder), i.e., chief builder. The professional requirements for architects vary from place to place. An architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus the architect must undergo specialized training consisting of advanced education and a ''practicum'' (or internship) for practical experience to earn a license to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction, though the formal study of architecture in academic institutions has played a pivotal role in the development of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Educated At Herlufsholm School
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 Births
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1991 Deaths
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, 1991 Russian presidential election, elected as Russia's first President of Russia, president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet Union, Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, erupts in the Philippines, making it the List of large historical volcanic eruptions, second-largest Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruption of the 20th century; MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa, but the crew notoriously abandons the vessel before the passengers are rescued; Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Flag of the Soviet Union, Soviet flag is lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the flag of the Russian Federation; The United States and soon-to-be dissolved Soviet Union sign the START I Treaty; A tropical cyclone 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, strikes Bangladesh, killing nearly 140,000 people; Lauda Air Flight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malmö Nation
Malmö nation is one of thirteen student nations of Lund University in Sweden. With its 3,388 members, it is the fourth-largest of the nations, ranking behind Lunds and ahead of Västgöta nation. The nation is notable for arranging its own carnival that runs parallel to the Lund Carnival every four years. History The nation has its origins in one of the university's first nations, Skånska Nationen (named after, and composed of students from Scania) which existed from the late 1600s to 1833, when its size essentially forced the nation to split into multiple chapters. In 1889, it was decided that five of the chapters were to be reformed as Nations in their own right, dissolving Skånska Nationen. Thus, on January 1, 1890, the Nations that are known today by the names of Malmö, Lunds, Sydskånska, Kristianstad and Helsingkrona were formed. At the nation's 50-year anniversary in 1940, it had 2,378 members. Between 1931 and 1964, the nation was based at Vallgården in Malm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göteborgs Nation, Lund
Göteborgs Nation is one of thirteen student nations of Lund University, Sweden. With its 4,113 students, Göteborgs is the second-largest nation in Lund, ranking behind Helsingkrona and ahead of Lunds. The nation is known for organizing ''GA-balen'' ("The GA ball"; named after Swedish King Gustav II Adolf), one of Sweden's largest balls. History Göteborgs Nation was founded in 1682, less than two decades after the founding of the university and its first nations. The nation's member count increased from around 25 members in the 1700s, to 40 members in the 1800s and 88 members by 1901. By 1952, Göteborgs had constructed its own nation house, ''Kållehus'', with enough rooms to house 47 students. The construction was led by the nation's Inspektor at the time, professor of philosophy and his wife Astrid. In 1959, another housing complex was inaugurated, ''Bohus'', which consisted of 13 single-floor homes and one communion house. It could house 18 student families in pair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalmar Nation, Lund
Kalmar Nation is one of thirteen student nations of Lund University in Sweden. It has 1,935 members and is thus the sixth-largest student nation in Lund - ranking behind Västgöta but ahead of Östgöta Nation. History The nation was originally intended for students from the city of Kalmar. The first known date for its establishment was February 29, 1696 – some 30 years after the university had been founded – but it is not confirmed whether the nation was an independent nation up until around 1750. It is most likely that it often worked in cooperation with other nations, as Lund University did not have many students at the time. In 1767 Kalmar Nation formally merged with the Östgöta Nation and Västgöta Nation to form the ''Götiska Nation''. This remained the case until 1817, when the increase in students allowed Kalmar Nation to form its own society. In 1897, Kalmar Nation held the ''Storaste Kroppkaka'' "Largest Kroppkaka" fest, celebrating this Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linköping
Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church of Sweden) and is well known for its cathedral. Linköping is the center of an old cultural region and celebrated its 700th anniversary in 1987. Dominating the city's skyline from afar is the steeple of the cathedral, Domkyrka. Nowadays, Linköping is known for its university and its high-technology industry. Linköping wants to create a sustainable development of the city and therefore plans to become a carbon-neutral community by 2025. Located on the Östergötland Plain, Linköping is closely linked to Norrköping, roughly to the east, near the sea. History The city is possibly named after the '' Lionga ting'' assembly which according to Medieval Scandinavian laws was the most important thing in Östergötland. Exact location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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