Architect: Johan Celsing Arkitektkontor

Johan Celsing Buildings Texts (2021) – Review

Johan Celsing Buildings Texts (2021) – Review

Nina Lundvall

‘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

Alternative Histories: Johan Celsing Arkitektkontor on Erik Gunnar Asplund

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