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Usko Nyström

Finnish architect (1861-1925) · Finland · On the map · Architects · Died at 63

Zachris Usko Nyström, known as Usko Nyström, was a Finnish architect and one of the most influential professors of architecture at Helsinki University of Technology; among his students were later notable architects Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto.

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One of the pioneering architects of the early Art Nouveau or Jugendstil style in Finland at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, he continued to influence generations of students by introducing them to the style. Many of his key architectural works were made while he was in the architectural partnership Usko Nyström─Petrelius─Penttilä which operated from 1895 to 1908. His most famous work is the Grand Hôtel Cascade (1903) in Imatra.

Country
Finland
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1861 to 1925 · aged 63