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Sven Backstrӧm

Sven Backstrom entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model

Architectural model

Sven Backstrom entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, floor 1

First floor plan

Sven Backstrom entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, floor 3

Third floor plan

Sven Backstrom entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, section drawing

Section drawing

Sven Backstrom entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, south elevation

Elevation drawing

Sven  Backstrӧm

Stockholm, Sweden

Entry 486

 Backstrӧm, along with his partner Leif Reinius, was a leader in Swedish urban planning. The two were responsible for the development of the stjarnhus or honeycomb design for apartment blocks which maximized light, wind protection and could be easily adapted to sloping, uneven terrain. They were also noted designers of shopping plazas and office towers.

Toronto Public Library

See also: Twentieth Century Architecture, Sweden

 

Sven Backstrӧm