The Kasper Salin Prize (Swedish: Kasper Salin-priset) is a prize awarded annually by Architects Sweden (Sveriges Arkitekter) to a Swedish building or building project "of high architectural quality". It is considered the most prestigious architectural prize in the country[citation needed] and has been awarded since 1962. The award is distributed to the building itself and consists of a bronze relief, designed by Swedish architect Bengt Lindroos (1918–2010), which is attached to the building. The prize was funded on the basis of a donation from Kasper Salin (1856–1919) who served as the city architect of Stockholm from 1898 until 1915.[1][2]
| Kasper Salin Prize | |
|---|---|
 Bronze plaque of the 2005 winner | |
| Awarded for | Swedish building or group of buildings "of high architectural quality" |
| Country | Sweden |
| Presented by | Architects Sweden (Sveriges Arkitekter) |
| First awarded | 1962 |
| Last awarded | 2020 |
| Currently held by | The House of Culture, Stockholm |
| Website | www |
A satirical version of the award, Kasper Kalkon, was created by Architectural Uprising.[3]
Winners edit
Several years (1965, 1973, 1990, 2004) have seen two winners, and no prize was awarded in 1976.[4][5][6]
- Markuskyrkan, Stockholm (1962)
- PUB annex, Stockholm (1963)
- City hall, Kiruna (1964)
- Malmö University Faculty of Education, Malmö (1965)
- Crematorium, Gävle (1965)
- Åhléns, Stockholm (1966)
- Medborgarhuset, Örebro (1967)
- Vildanden, Lund (1968)
- Televerket's administrative buildings, Stockholm (1969)
- Kvarteret Barberaren, Sandviken (1970)
- Pharmacia building, Uppsala (1971)
- Temporary house of parliament, Stockholm (1972)
- Tekniska högskolan metro station, Stockholm (1973)
- Stadion metro station, Stockholm (1973)
- Malmö Konsthall, Malmö (1974)
- Sport- och simhall, Sollentuna (1975)
- No prize awarded in 1976
- Rudolf Steinerseminariet, Järna (1977)
- Silvertältet, Solna (1978)
- Solbacka, Norrtälje (1979)
- Stockholm University Allhuset, Stockholm (1980)
- Museum of Ethnography, Sweden, Stockholm (1981)
- Arrivals terminal, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sigtuna (1982)
- Kvarteret Varmfronten, Stockholm (1983)
- Gävle Teater, Gävle (1984)
- Spårvagnshallarna, Gothenburg (1985)
- Kvarteret Drottningen, Stockholm (1986)
- Leksands kulturhus, Leksand (1987)
- Öijareds Executive Country Club, Floda (1988)
- Chapel crematorium, Linköping (1989)
- Klarahuset, Stockholm (1990)
- Vasa Museum, Stockholm (1990)
- Jönköping County Museum (1991)
- Kvarteret Nielsen, Borås (1992)
- Astra Hässle research facility, Mölndal (1993)
- Tekniska verken, Linköping (1994)
- Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law, Gothenburg (1995)
- Nils Ericson Terminal, Gothenburg (1996)
- Malmö City Library, Malmö (1997)
- Museum of Architecture, Stockholm (1998)
- Millesgården, Stockholm (1999)
- Kvarteret Slottet, Helsingborg (2000)
- Chalmers Students' Union building, Gothenburg (2001)
- Pier F, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sigtuna (2002)
- Kvarteret Katsan, White, Stockholm (2003)
- Museum of World Culture, Gothenburg (2004)
- Södertörn University Library, Huddinge (2004)
- Sjöstadsparterren, Stockholm (2005)
- Aranäsgymnasiet, Kungsbacka (2006)
- House of Sweden, Washington D.C., United States (2007)
- Kalmar Art Museum, Kalmar (2008)
- Urbana Villor, Malmö (2009)
- Ryaverket, Gothenburg (2010)
- Triangeln station, Malmö (2011)
- Lund Cathedral Forum, Lund (2012)
- New crematorium at Skogskyrkogården, Stockholm (2013)
- Kulturväven, Umeå (2014)
- KTH School of Architecture, Stockholm (2015)
- HSB Studio 1, Gothenburg (2016)
- Museum of Sketches for Public Art, Lund (2017)
- Ateljébostad, Hamra (2018)
- Bostadsrättsföreningen Viva, Gothenburg (2019)
- House of Culture (Kulturhuset), Stockholm (2020)[7][8]
- Filborna water tower, Helsingborg (2021)
- Merkurhuset, Gothenburg (2022)
- Wisdome Stockholm (expansion to the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology), Stockholm (2023)[9]
References edit
- ^ "Salin, Kasper (1856 - 1919)". KulturNav. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "Lindroos, Bengt (1918 - 2010)". KulturNav. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Gersten, Jennifer (2023-08-01). "Scandinavian Uprising Against Modern Architecture". Bloomberg News.
- ^ "Kasper Salin-priset" (in Swedish). Architects Sweden. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Tidigare Kasper Salin-pristagare" (in Swedish). Architects Sweden. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Tidigare Kasper Salin-pristagare1962–2004" (in Swedish). Architects Sweden. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Vinnare av Kasper Salin priset 2020" (in Swedish). Sveriges Arkitekter. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "The Kasper Salin Prize goes to the reconstruction of Kulturhuset". 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Sveriges bästa arkitektur 2023". Sveriges Arkitekter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-04-10.