Wäinö Gustaf Palmqvist (16 January 1882 — 14 July 1964), commonly known as W. G. Palmqvist, was a Finnish

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best known as a designer of industrial and commercial buildings, especially the timber and paper mills and their wider factory ''

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s'' of the 1920s and 1930s, as well as several notable buildings in central

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Early life and education

Wäinö Palmqvist was born to civil servant Gustaf August Palmqvist and Selma Katharina Ingman. He completed his secondary education in 1900, and went on to study architecture at the Helsinki Polytechnical Institute (later

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, now part of

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), graduating in 1905. Afterwards, he undertook several research trips around Europe, between 1907 and 1929.

Personal life

Palmqvist was married twice: in 1910 he married Elsa Ruuth, with whom he had three children; the couple divorced later. In 1925, he married Vivi Candelin, and they had two children together. His son from the second marriage, , also became an architect.

Career

In the early part of his career, Palmqvist worked assisting notable architects of the time, including

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, ,

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and

Lars Sonck Lars Eliel Sonck (10 August 1870 – 14 March 1956) was a Finnish architect. He was a prominent figure in early 20th-century Finnish architecture, known for his role in developing the National Romantic and later Nordic Classicism movements in ...

. He ran his own design bureau, first, from 1910 to 1919, jointly with his business partner , and from 1919 onwards alone. Palmqvist's designs were characterised by massive, imposing features in the classical style, contrary to many of his contemporaries' plain and minimalist works. He was also active in many professional and public bodies, including as a board member of the

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(1918-1937; chairing it 1934–35), secretary of the (1922-1937), and member of various city planning and cultural panels of the City of Helsinki (throughout the 1920-30s).

Notable works

Palmqvist was a prolific designer with a career spanning four decades. Some of his more notable creations include:

Industrial and commercial buildings

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mine facilities * United Paper Mills factories in

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and

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*Suomen Kaapelitehdas cable factory (now ''Merikortteli''), Helsinki *''

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'' headquarters, Helsinki

Public buildings

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*Central Kyme hospital,

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hospital *Ostrobotnia

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House, Helsinki

Churches

* * * *Jämsänkoski church

Gallery

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Palmqvist, Waino Finnish architects 20th-century architects People from Kalajoki Aalto University alumni 1882 births 1964 deaths