MARTIN HEDMARK: A MODERN SWEDISH ARCHITECT IN AMERICA

When:
Saturday, Feb 04, 2023 1:00p -
2:00p

Where:
Scandinavian Cultural Center
206 Waltham Street
Newton, MA 02465

EventScheduled OfflineEventAttendanceMode

Admission:
FREE

Hosted by:
...
scandicenter SCC

Categories:
Accessible Spots, History, Lectures & Conferences

Event website:
https://scandicenter.org/event/martin-hedmark-a-modern-swedish-architect-in-america/

Martin Hedmark was a young Swedish architect who came to the United States in late 1924 to launch his career, primarily as an ecclesiastical architect for Swedish congregations and cultural institutions in America. His first commission was for Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Providence. This unique building is an expression of two distinct early 20th Century Nordic architectural styles, the first, National Romantism was being supplanted by the second, Nordic Classicism, or Swedish Grace, around the time that Hedmark emigrated to the U.S. This lecture by Massachusetts architect Eric Inman Daum, will explore in depth Hedmark’s designs for Gloria Dei and touch upon other projects in New York, Worcester, Philadelphia and suburban New Jersey.


Daum, founding president of the New England Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art and a current board member, will discuss how these two Early Modern architectural styles exhibited in Hedmark’s work drew upon Swedish architectural history to address the demands of an increasingly industrialized and urbanized Sweden. Just as the Postmodern architects of the 1980s turned to History and ornament as a reaction to the corporate austerity of Mid-Century Modernism, the Nordic Classicists sought to reconcile their native architectural traditions with a developing modern state.


This program is presented in partnership with The New England Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art.


Saturday, February 4th, 2023 | 1pm | free – $8 suggested donation | register here

This event made possible by SWEA International

Share this event

Add to:

Reddit
02/04/2023 13:00:00 02/04/2023 14:00:00 America/New_York MARTIN HEDMARK: A MODERN SWEDISH ARCHITECT IN AMERICA <p>Martin Hedmark was a young Swedish architect who came to the United States in late 1924 to launch his career, primarily as an ecclesiastical architect for Swedish congregations and cultural inst... Scandinavian Cultural Center, Newton, MA 02465 false MM/DD/YYYY

Sponsored events