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Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen

Finnish architectural firm

Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen was a Finnish architecture firm, founded in Helsinki in 1896 by architects Herman Gesellius, Armas Lindgren and Eliel Saarinen. They achieved international recognition with their design for the Finnish pavilion at the Paris World Expo in 1900, designed in the then prevailing Art Nouveau style. From 1901 to 1904, the three architects designed and built an extensive studio home for themselves and their families called Hvitträsk, in the rural community of Kirkkonummi by the Vitträsk lake.2 It ceased to exist in 1905.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1896Founded1

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Daniel Nyblin - Architects Lindgren, Saarinen, Östman and Gesellius
Photo: Daniel Nyblin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen was a Finnish architecture firm, founded in Helsinki in 1896 by architects Herman Gesellius, Armas Lindgren and Eliel Saarinen.2

The story

Founded by Armas Lindgren, Eliel Saarinen and Herman Gesellius in 1896.1

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Timeline

  1. 1905Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1896Founded Founded1

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