Enskede is discussed in Thomas Hall's chapter on Sweden in his own edited book Planning and Urban Growth in the Nordic Countries Chapman and Hall, London, 1991 pp. 191-2. The work of Per Olof Hallman, it dates from 1908 and, Hall says, 'shows a striving for visual variety based on open places, winding streets and buildings as visual foci'.
Find it here. I visited this area on 20 August 2016 and discuss it here.
A record of field trips and other explorations of a particular urban design element - the internal reserve - a 'pocket park' surrounded on all sides by residential housing but accessible by pedestrian pathways from the street. They are exclusive, secluded, sometimes neglected, sometimes celebrated, suburban spaces. This blog welcomes contributions: comments, images, memorabilia. Please email nicholsd@unimelb.edu.au
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Kabbera Central, Kelso, NSW
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