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iv. education and mental culture.
materials, in the striving after picturesque effects in facades and external
decoration. The final blossoming of this decorative style is represented by Ferdinand
Boberg (b. 1860), in the work of Post-Office and the Rosenbad Hotel, both in
Stockholm, and in other instances, who displays originality and an abundance
of ornamentation in the facades.
I. G. Clason.
The 20tli Century. During the present century there has been a more and
more pronounced tendency in Sweden to replace the term "Arkitektur"
(Architecture) by "Byggnadskonst" (The Art of Building): and there is good reason to
see in this fact a mark of character and not only a change of nomenclature.
An effort is noticeable to pass from decoration to constructive effects, from the
generally picturesque to what suits the surroundings, and to promote the erection
of structures, with their details, suitable for the purpose in view. External effect
is subordinated to roominess. The country and its climate make themselves felt
than they have done for many a day; and concentrated effort to revive Swedish
tradition may be traced on all sides. This tendency was initiated by I. G. Clason
and has won strong champions in Carl Westman (b. 1866) and Ragnar Östberg
(b. 1866). Both are unusually original, and gifted with artistic powers, and
both have understood how to embody the typically Swedish temperament in
their efforts, and so a return is made to the Vasa-period, the style dearest to
the hearts of Swedes; the first artist inclines more to delicacy in outline, the
latter is strong in monumental grandeur. The former has presented a style of
construction, substantial, skilful and graceful, in the home of the Medical Society
in Stockholm, the assize court in Nyköping, and the Fåhraeus mansion on
Lidingö. He has given us a pattern of the new Swedish architecture by providing
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