Akseli Toivonen
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.
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- Name
- Akseli Toivonen
- Born
- 6 April 1887
- Birthplace
- Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland
- Died
- 10 January 1954
- Occupation
- Architect
- Nationality
- Finland
- Languages
- Finnish
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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.
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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. • Illustration — Haminan pursipaviljonki (1909), one of the buildings designed by Toivonen • Illustration — Puu-Käpylä
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• Name — Akseli Toivonen • Born — 6 April 1887 • Birthplace — Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland • Died — 10 January 1954 • Occupation — Architect
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• Haminan pursipaviljonki (1909) • People's house of Hamina (1912) • Puu-Käpylä (1920-1925)
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