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14-446: Campus Konradsberg is named after the psychiatric hospital. Konradsberg was one of Sweden's first psychiatric hospitals and was built 1855-1871 after designs by the architect Albert Törnqvist . The building had a castle-like appearance and was quickly given the nickname Dårarnas Slott (Lunatic Castle). In the 1850s, a comprehensive debate had risen where several significant doctors, including Magnus Huss , demanded Stockholm to improve

28-513: A cross. The first 101 patients were moved to Konradsberg from Danvikens Hospital November 29, 1861. Many old trees grow in the surrounding park. The area was previously fenced in and the public was not allowed on to the premises until the 1980s. The name Konradsberg comes from Konrad Heijsman who owned a plot of land in the area in the 1770s. 59°19′48″N 18°00′52″E  /  59.33000°N 18.01444°E  / 59.33000; 18.01444 Campus Konradsberg Campus Konradsberg

42-890: A few years after the move, Stockholm University decided that the College of Teachers would be integrated into the university's other activities at Frescati and the premises at Campus Konradsberg were therefore submitted step by step. Akademiska Hus then chose to develop the Campus Konradsberg into a school campus for schools with special qualification. An agreement was signed with the National Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools  [ sv ] ( Specialpedagogiska skolmyndigheten ) and several special schools moved here, including Manillaskolan , Hällsboskolan , and Stockholm International Montessori School . The latter moved into Konradsberg's old main building. After changing to

56-480: A school campus, about 3,000 children and young adults from preschool to high school receive their schooling here. Akademiska Hus Campus sold Konradsberg to Skolfastigheter i Stockholm AB (SISAB) in 2014. The property value exceeded 2 billion SEK. Elsa Beskow Elsa Beskow ( née Maartman ; 11   February 1874 – 30   June 1953) was a famous Swedish author and illustrator of children's books . Among her better known books are Tale of

70-661: A teacher where he served as head master. From 1900 they lived in Villa Ekeliden in Djursholm which had initially been built for the author Viktor Rydberg . They had six sons, including the artist Bo Beskow (1906–1989) and geologist Gunnar Beskow (1901–1991). In 1894 Beskow started to contribute to the children's magazine Jultomten . She ultimately began publishing her own books, doing both illustration and text. Overall, she would publish some forty books with her own text and images. Beskow frequently combined reality with elements from

84-458: Is a 62,000-square-metre (670,000 sq ft) campus located by Rålambsvägen on Kungsholmen in the district Marieberg in Stockholm. The buildings on Campus Konradsberg is owned and managed by Skolfastigheter i Stockholm AB . Campus Konradsberg is named after the psychiatric hospital Konradsberg which was erected 1855–1871 based on plans by the architect Albert Törnqvist and is thereby

98-527: The Art Nouveau style. Beskow received "international recognition for simple, cheerful stories and outstanding illustrations." Sof du lilla vide ung, än så är det vinter. Än så sofva björk och ljung ros och hyacinter. Än så är det långt till vår, innan rönn i blomning står. Sof du lilla vide, än så är det vinter. Sleep, young little willow, it is still winter. Still the birches and heathers roses and hyacinths are sleeping. Still spring

112-736: The Little Little Old Woman and Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender . Born in Stockholm her parents were businessman Bernt Maartman (1841–1889), whose family came from Bergen , Norway, and Augusta Fahlstedt (1850–1915). Beskow studied Art Education at Konstfack , University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, then called Tekniska skolan , or the Technical school, in Stockholm. She married former minister and social worker, doctor of theology Natanael Beskow in 1897. Elsa Beskow met her future husband at Djursholms samskola while serving as

126-794: The School of Education moved into the area, which in addition to educational premises also provided a sports facility, called Rörelsecentrum (today Konradsbergs idrottshall ). A total of 23 houses were prepared which are named after famous authors, psychologists, educators and philosophers, such as "House B" ( Elsa Beskow ), "House C" ( Marie Curie ), "House F" ( Friedrich Fröbel ), "House G" ( Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig ), "House J" ( Émile Jaques-Dalcroze ), "House O" ( Elise Ottesen-Jensen ) "House R" ( Jean-Jacques Rousseau ), "House S" ( Sokrates ), "House Q" ( Stina Quint ), and "House Z" (Laurin Zilliacus). Only

140-479: The conditions for the patients. There was already a psychiatric hospital in Danviken which was in very poor condition with dark premises and moisture. The mental hospital was built at the beach and was therefore difficult to renovate. Konradsberg is located in a park area. The building is H-shaped with a one-way corridor system. The middle of the building is equipped with a clock as well as a roof lantern decorated with

154-646: The fairy tale world. Children meet elves or goblins, and farm animals talk with people. Central themes were the relationships between children and adults and children's independent initiative. Her work "depicted a happy home atmosphere in the Swedish countryside of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." Beskow became one of the most well known of all Swedish children's book artists. Many of her books became classics and are continually reprinted. Beskow also illustrated ABC books and songbooks for Swedish schools. Her book pages are often framed by decorative framework of

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168-569: The historically valuable buildings, was demolished in the year 1943, while the rest was left standing. In 1999 a new detailed plan won legal force that preserved most of the historic buildings in the campus area and enabled extensive renovations and extensions. The area was then owned by Akademiska Hus, which rebuilt and expanded the buildings for the Stockholm Institute of Education . Among the architects who were employed were Brunnberg & Forshed arkitektkontor and Johan Celsings . In 2003,

182-406: The oldest building in the area. Fredhälls folkskola , drawn by Paul Hedqvist, is located to the far left on Campus Konradsberg and was inaugurated in 1938. In the 1950s, additional school buildings were added to the elementary school. Konradsberg was used for psychiatric care until 1995. Plans to demolish the hospital buildings were already made in the 1940s. Only the elementary school would remain;

196-621: The rest including the entire Konradsberg park would be converted into residential blocks. A city plan from 1944 clearly shows how it was planned. North of the newly constructed Rålambsvägen, Heidenstamsgatan and Lagerlövsgatan stretched along the crossroads Beskowgatan, Lenngrensgatan, and Dahlgrensgatan. The streets were named after famous authors, just like in Fredhäll . The blocks were named after constellations such as Delfinen , Södra Korset , Tvillingarna and Stora Björnen , Lilla Björnen , Enhörningen , and Vågen . Hedvigsbergs malmgård , one of

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