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Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen

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Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen
Practice information
Key architects
Founded1896
Dissolved1905
Significant works and honors
BuildingsFinnish pavilion at the 1900 Paris World Expo
Armas Lindgren, Eliel Saarinen and Herman Gesellius in the late 1890s (with Albertina Östman)

Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen was a Finnish architecture firm, founded in Helsinki in 1896 by architects Herman Gesellius, Armas Lindgren and Eliel Saarinen.[1][2][3]

They achieved international recognition with their design for the Finnish pavilion at the Paris World Expo in 1900, designed in the then prevailing Art Nouveau style. In 1901–1904 the three architects designed and built an extensive studio home for themselves and their families called Hvitträsk, in the rural community of Kirkkonummi by the Vitträsk [fi] lake.[4] In 1905 the company ceased operations and the National Museum of Finland was their last work. Its construction was monitored by Lindgren alone.[5]

Major works

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Finnish Pavilion at the Paris 1900 Exposition

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Other works

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References

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  1. ^ Nikula, Riitta (11 October 2005). "Lindgren, Armas (1874 - 1929)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ^ Wäre, Ritva (14 August 2015). "Saarinen, Eliel (1873 - 1950)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ Wäre, Ritva (20 October 2002). "Gesellius, Herman (1874 - 1916)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen: Kansallismuseo". University of Jyväskylä. 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. ^ Korvenmaa, Pekka. "Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen". Oxford Art Online. Retrieved 27 June 2020.