family
This past week we made a surprise trip up to Lewisburg and Albany. Although we brought the hot and sticky weather from the south we …
25 Jun
södermalm
södermalm
Our favorite neighborhood in Stockholm and, not coincidentally, where we lived last summer. The view of the city center and the sunset beyond is second …
25 Jun
långholmen
långholmen
This island was originally a rocky outcropping like the majority of the Archipelago and was occupied only by the city prison. The inmates covered the …
24 Jun
gamla stan
gamla stan
The oldest part of Stockholm – this medieval settlement is home to the palace and parliament. It is also where the Crown Princess was married …
24 Jun
östermalm
östermalm
This is the Central Park West of Stockholm. It is THE place to live and is home to some of the nicer boutiques and pedestrian-only …
23 Jun
norrmalm
norrmalm
Center city, higher density and home to more modern buildings since rebuilding efforts of the 1950s. The Stadsbibliotek and some historic buildings and churches are …
23 Jun
millesgården
millesgården
1908-1955 Carl Milles The house and studio of the sculpture Carl Milles. I can spend all day at this project – the site along the cliffs of …
23 Jun
stockholms stadshuset
stockholms stadshuset
1911-1923 Ragnar Östberg An impressive piece of architecture that straddles the line between National Romanticism and Modernism was built around the same time as the library, …
22 Jun
skeppsholmen
skeppsholmen
This tiny island is home to the Art and Architecture Museums and Architecture Library. We did not get to go to the Architecture Library last …
22 Jun
markuskyrkan
markuskyrkan
1956-1963 Sigurd Lewerentz The textures in the church are impossible to capture in photograph and the siting of the project within the trees of Bjorkhagen …