NORTHERN LIGHTS: Härlanda Kyrka (Härlanda Church)

This article is part of the Northern Lights series,a personal project curated by Biljana Janjušević, which has strong focus on the experience of the spatial manifestation of light in Scandinavian architecture, as well as carefully crafted detailing in wood as a traditional Nordic material. Sustainable aspects of vernacular architecture, being successfully translated in the contemporary architectonics, represent the other focal point of the research. Este artículo es parte de la serie Northern Lights (Luces del Norte), comisariado por Biljana Janjušević, el cual tiene un fuerte enfoque en la experiencia espacial de la luz en la arquitectura escandinava así como un especial cuidado a la artesanía de la madera como material nórdico tradicional. Los aspectos sostenibles de la arquitectura vernácula, trasladados con éxito a la arquitectura contemporánea, representa otro de los puntos claves de esta investigación. Architectural competitions might be the most efficient way to trigger the imagination of the practice and push the limits of the bureaucracy surrounding the mere act of building. Given the historical value of the site at Härlanda, in a form of already existing ruins of the sacral building from the 11 th century, architect Peter Celsing spent 5 years reinterpreting his own church proposal. The winning design was iterated multiple times before the actual implementation took place. Detailed studies, from 1951 to 1956, mainly referred to the growth or the architectural expression from the inside out, i.e. with a primary focus on interior contemplating atmosphere which resulted in one of the most acknowledged complexes in Sweden that successfully meets the secular with the profane. Puede que los concursos de arquitectura sean la forma más eficiente de dar rienda suelta a la imaginación y desafiar a los límites de la burocracia que rodea el simple acto de construir.