Architect: Johan Celsing Arkitektkontor
Johan Celsing Buildings Texts (2021) – Review
6 December 2022
Johan Celsing Buildings Texts (2021) – Review6 December 2022
‘Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the handing on of the fire’ Gustav Mahler quoted in Johan Celsing Buildings Texts The work of Johan Celsing represents the continuation of a tradition of significant twentieth century Swedish architects into the present. While the influence of Gunnar Asplund, Sigurd Lewerentz… Read More
Alternative Histories: Johan Celsing Arkitektkontor on Erik Gunnar Asplund
9 March 2019
Alternative Histories: Johan Celsing Arkitektkontor on Erik Gunnar Asplund9 March 2019
Model The cast-epoxy model developed from reflections on Gunnar Asplund’s work of the mid-1930s. The yellowish tone of the epoxy touches on the soft curvatures and almost bodily character of Asplund’s shapes during these years. Some of his shapes are interpreted as sensual membranes that may adjust to the structure,… Read More