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Ralph Erskine, Svappavaara Centrum (center), 1964, from the ArkDes collections, ARKM.1986-17-0923-01.
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... plan for the Svappavaara ideal Arctic town was in strict accordance with his theories. Fig. 3 below shows a detailed section of Erskine's vision for the center of Svappavaara. A long three-story block of flats would be located on a hilltop, which would act as a shield against northern winds, and would face south to maximize exposure to the sun (Anonymous from the Erskine ArkDes collections 1969a; Egelius 1977). In front of the ...
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