Karl Gustaf Albin Brag (January 30 ،1878, near

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− December 23 ،1937,

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) was a

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Life and work

He completed his primary schooling in

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in 1897. From 1898 to 1902, he studied at the

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, followed by studies at the

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from 1902 to 1903. Then came work at an architectural office, from 1903 to 1906; after which he established his own business. In 1908, he became a teacher at the

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(Technical College). At first, he also worked as a

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ist and

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; having been a student of Axel Tallberg and . He designed factory and office buildings, as well as worker housing, for several large Swedish companies; notably in

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and

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. He also designed, retirement homes, manors, villas and spas, throughout the country. Notable examples are the Teachers' Rest Home, outside Stockholm and in

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, an area inspired by the English

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. Numerous apartment buildings in

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and Midsommarkransen were of his design; commissioned by the development company, . They are enclosed neighborhood buildings with ornate gables,

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s and angled ceilings in a simplified

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style, and give those areas their distinctive character. They also commissioned him to design a sculpture for a water fountain in Aspudden. During the early part of the century, he designed eight villas in

and the surrounding areas; one of which burned down in 1930. Two of them were designed for artists; Richard Bergh (still known as the ), and

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and his wife, Hanna Hirsch-Pauli. One was for the author,

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. They were inspired by the small,

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-style "palaces" that were popular in Germany at the time. He also designed some lesser-known villas in

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References

External links

"Albin Brag – Aspuddens och Midsommarkransens arkitekt"
@ Carin på Sprätthöken
Albin Brag
@ KulturNav
Albin Brag
@ DigitaltMuseum {{DEFAULTSORT:Brag, Albin 1878 births 1937 deaths Swedish architects People from Söderköping Municipality