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Akseli Toivonen

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Finnish architect
Akseli Toivonen
Born(1887-04-06)April 6, 1887
Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland
DiedJanuary 10, 1954(1954-01-10) (aged 66)
NationalityFinnish
OccupationArchitect

Akseli Vilho Toivonen (6 April 1887 Hamina – 10 January 1954) was a Finnish architect. He graduated from Helsinki University of Technology in 1911. He had a major role in planning the Puu-Käpylä neighbourhood in Helsinki in the 1920s. Toivonen also worked as a treasurer of Helsingin kansanasunnot OY for some time. That was the company responsible for the construction of the buildings in Käpylä.

Haminan pursipaviljonki (1909), one of the buildings designed by Toivonen
Puu-Käpylä

Notable work

  • Haminan pursipaviljonki (1909)
  • People's house of Hamina (1912)
  • Puu-Käpylä (1920-1925)

References

  1. ">> KYMARK << Kymenlaakson arkkitehtuurin tietokanta – Finnica Kymenlaakso". Archived from the original on 7 October 2018.
  2. "RKY – Kohdetiedot". Retrieved 20 January 2021.


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