Akseli Toivonen

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Akseli Toivonen
Born(1887-04-06)April 6, 1887
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.[1][2]

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

Notable work[edit]

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

References[edit]

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