Falkenberg

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building, built 1958-1959 and inaugurated 16 August 1960.Falkenbergs Stadshus
Lennart Tham was chosen as architect after no less than three competitions, the last one in 1949. The building process was delayed due to the need to build a new fire station, as the town hall would be located where the old fire station had been situated. The building was to be Tham's last work and has been listed since 2006.Byggnadsminnesförklaring
The original building consisted of three sections (of which one is "the cube", the glassed section figuring prominently in the photo). It was extended with a new section in 1986.

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Listed buildings in Sweden Government buildings completed in 1960 Buildings and structures in Falkenberg 1960 establishments in Sweden {{Sweden-struct-stub