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Uno Ullberg (1879 in Viipuri – 1944 in Helsinki) was a famous Finnish architect, who worked most of his life in the eastern Finnish city of Viipuri (or Vyborg), after 1944 part of first the Soviet Union and then Russia. The style of his architecture covers the transition in architecture from so-called Nordic Classicism of the 1920s to Functionalism during the 1930s. Ullberg is regarded as a leading architect of the Nordic Classicism period and was the first to introduce Functionalism to Viipuri.〔Simo Paavilainen, ''Nordic Classicism 1910-1930'', Museum of Finnish Architecture, Helsinki, 1982.〕 Though his most notable buildings were constructed in Viipuri, he became famous not only in his native town but nationwide. == Education and early works == Ullberg graduated from the architectural faculty in Helsinki Polytechnic Institute, now Aalto University. After returning in 1906 to the native town he joined Klaes Axel Gulden, who had studied with him in Helsinki, for the purpose of setting up their own architectural bureau. They worked together until 1909, when Ullberg decided to quit and to start working under his own name. The most important work created in collaboration with Gulden was the headquarters of Hackman & Co (1909) at Piispankatu 14in in Viipuri. The building represents the compositional and formal variations of Jugenstil, Art Nouveau or National Romanticism. The main elevation pediments, openings, window frames, portals, and the granite facades are quite typical of National Romanticism, which at that time was also the prevailing architectural style in Finland for key public buildings, most notably in the works of architects Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen (e.g. Finnish Pavilion at Exposition Universelle (1900), Paris, and National Museum of Finland, Helsinki (1902–1904).) The interiors of the building were among the most stylish and rich in the city. The inside of the house survived harmful transformations during the Soviet period so the interior decorations were greatly damaged. After leaving the collaboration with Gulden, Uno Ullberg continued to work alone. Between 1910 and 1930 he designed a large number of public buildings and houses, most of which are situated in Viipuri. Among these are several office buildings in Priozersk (former Käkisalmi), Imatra and other Finnish towns. The early works in Viipuri could be described as traditional town architecture with a classicistic influence. The most interesting examples from this period include the reconstruction of the Union Bank (originally built in 1900), the Karjala offices (1929), the store and residence of V. Dippel (1921) and the restoration of the famous medieval Round Tower in the middle of the old city centre. Ullberg converted the massive old building into a restaurant and cafe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Uno Ullberg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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