Tage William-Olsson
Tage William-Olsson is mostly known as the architect of the Slussen multi-level intersection. But he was also a keen debater, persistent investigator and a city planner. He is presented in a newly published book and a small exhibition of material, mostly from the archives of the Swedish Museum of Architecture.
Slussen in Stockholm
Stockholm was his arena during the inter-war and war years. When Slussen was inaugurated in 1935 it attracted a lot of attention, even by Le Corbusier. Several of the visions he conjured forth during this period – the termination of Sveavägen, tower blocks in the centre of Stockholm and the Gallerian shopping mall in Hamngatan – were realised half a century later.
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (Göteborg) provided his post-war arena. There, as Director of City Planning, he masterminded the city’s enlargement, underscoring his grandiose expansion plans and innovative housing concepts with a magnificent presentation technique. This picture shows the kitchen in a flat in the Järnbrott-house in Gothenburg.
