page_title: Functionalism (architecture)
section_title: Södra Ängby, Sweden
hierarchical_section_title: Functionalism (architecture) / Examples / Södra Ängby, Sweden
caption_attribution_description: Börjesonsvägen 1, nybyggd villa på Ängbyhöjden i Södra Ängby. Kvartersnamn Parterren 1.
context_page_description: In architecture, functionalism is the principle that buildings should be designed based solely on the purpose and function of the building.
  This principle is a matter of confusion and controversy within the profession, particularly in regard to modern architecture, as it is less self-evident than it first appears.
  The theoretical articulation of functionalism in buildings can be traced back to the Vitruvian triad, where utilitas stands alongside firmitas and venustas as one of three classic goals of architecture. Functionalist views were typical of some Gothic Revival architects. In particular, Augustus Welby Pugin wrote that "there should be no features about a building which are not necessary for convenience, construction, or propriety" and "all ornament should consist of enrichment of the essential construction of the building".
  The debate about functionalism and aesthetics is often framed as a mutually exclusive choice, when in fact there are architects, like Will Bruder, James Polshek and Ken Yeang, who attempt to satisfy all three Vitruvian goals.
  In the wake of World War I, an international functionalist architecture movement emerged as part of the wave of Modernism.
context_section_description: The residential area of Södra Ängby in western Stockholm, Sweden, blended a functionalist or international style with garden city ideals. Encompassing more than 500 buildings, it remains the largest coherent functionalistic villa area in Sweden and possibly the world, still well-preserved more than a half-century after its construction 1933–40 and protected as a national cultural heritage.
caption: Södra Ängby, 1938
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