Ragnar Östberg

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Ragnar Östberg

Born	(1866-07-14)14 July 1866 Stockholm
Died	5 February 1945(1945-02-05) (aged 78) Stockholm
Nationality	Swedish
Awards	Royal Gold Medal AIA Gold Medal Honorary member of the Royal Academy Member of the Stockholm Beauty Council

Buildings	Stockholm City Hall

Ragnar Östberg, sculpture by Thorwald Alef

Ragnar Östberg (14 July 1866, Stockholm - 5 February 1945, Stockholm) was a Swedish architect who is most famous for designing Stockholm City Hall. He is the most famous architect within the so-called "national romanticist" movement in Sweden. His body of work from the period range from public buildings, such as Stockholm City Hall, to mansions for influential families at the turn of the century, such as Nedre Manilla, built for the Bonnier family.

Pictures

Stockholm City Hall, view over Lake Mälaren, winter 2006
Villa Pauli, Djursholm, seen from Strandvägen, winter 2007
Prinsvillan, Djursholm, seen from Germaniavägen, spring 2009
Nedre Manilla, Djurgården, seen from Stockholm harbour, summer 2009
Maritime Museum, Stockholm, seen from Djurgården, summer 2009
Riksbron, Stockholm, seen from the west, spring 2006
Villa Ekarne, Djurgården, autumn 2007
Scharinska Villan, Umeå, spring 2007
Aschanska Villan, Umeå, summer 2005
Östermalms läroverk, Stockholm, winter 2011

Buildings

Nedre Manilla, Djurgården, Stockholm
Villa Ekarne (1905), Djurgården, Stockholm
Villa Pauli, Djursholm (1905)
Scharinska villan, Umeå (1905)
Aschanska villan, Umeå (1906)
Teaterhuset, Umeå (1906–1907)
Prinsvillan, Djursholm, Danderyd (1909)
Östermalms läroverk, "Östra Real", Stockholm (1906–1910)
Patent- och registeringsverket, Stockholm (1911–1921)
Stockholm City Hall (1923)
Krematorium, Helsingborg (1929)
Riksbron (bridge), Stockholm (1926–1930)
The rebuilt palace on the islet of Strömsborg (1929–1930)
Värmlands nation in Uppsala (1930)
The Stagnelius School, Kalmar (1931–32)
The Museum of Maritime History in Stockholm (1933–1936)
The Zorn Museum in Mora (1938–1939)

Sources

Cornell, Elias, Ragnar Östberg - en svensk arkitekt (1966)
Söderberg, Rolf, Svenska Män och Kvinnor del 8 (1955)
Thelaus, Erik, Ragnar Östbergs byggnader i Umeå (1983)

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 54274637 LCCN: nr92006417 ISNI: 0000 0000 8133 0511 GND: 119027224 BNF: cb12789860j NDL: 00620231

Persondata
Name	Ostberg, Ragnar
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish architect
Date of birth	14 July 1866
Place of birth	Stockholm
Date of death	5 February 1945
Place of death	Stockholm

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