Ragnar Östberg (14 July 1866 – 5 February 1945) was a

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who is best known for designing

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Biography

Östberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His parents were Carl Östberg and Erika Kindahl. Between 1884 and 1891, he first studied at

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. In 1888, he studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. He had an internship with architect

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(1856–1930). In 1893 he visited the

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in Chicago and in 1896 he went on a three-year study trip to, among others, England, France, Italy and Greece. Dating from the early 1900s, he lived and worked in

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in northern Sweden. Scharinska villan in Umeå is considered one of Östberg's best works during his youth. Östberg became the most famous architect within the so-called "national romanticist" movement in Sweden. His body of work from the period ranges from public buildings, such as

, to mansions for influential families at the turn of the century, such as Scharinska villan or Nedre Manilla, built for members of the Bonnier family.

Buildings

* Nedre Manilla,

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, Stockholm * Villa Ekarne (1905), Djurgården, Stockholm * Villa Pauli, Djursholm (1905) * Scharinska villan,

(1905) *

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, Umeå (1906) * Teaterhuset, Umeå (1906–1907) * Prinsvillan, Djursholm,

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(1909) * Östermalms läroverk, "Östra Real", Stockholm (1906–1910) * Patent- och registeringsverket, Stockholm (1911–1921) *

(1923) * Krematorium,

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(1929) * Riksbron (bridge), Stockholm (1926–1930) * The rebuilt palace on the islet of Strömsborg (1929–1930) *

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(1930) * The Stagnelius School,

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(1931–32) * The Museum of Maritime History in Stockholm (1933–1936) * The

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Museum in Mora (1938–1939)

Gallery

File:Stadshuset 2013-10-26.jpg,

, view over Lake Mälaren, 2013 File:Villa Pauli 2007.jpg, Villa Pauli, Djursholm, seen from Strandvägen, winter 2007 File:Prinsvillan, Germaniavägen.jpg, Prinsvillan, Djursholm, seen from Germaniavägen, spring 2009 File:Stockholm 2009 PD 117.JPG, Nedre Manilla, Djurgården, seen from Stockholm harbour, summer 2009 File:The maritime museum stockholm 20050902 001.JPG, Maritime Museum, Stockholm, seen from Djurgården, summer 2009 File:Riksbron.jpg, Riksbron, Stockholm, seen from the west, spring 2006 File:Villa Ekarne 2007.jpg, Villa Ekarne, Djurgården, autumn 2007 File:Scharinska Villan.jpg, Scharinska Villan, Umeå, spring 2007 File:Aschanska villan Umea Sweden.jpg, Aschanska Villan, Umeå, summer 2005 File:Östermalms Gymnasium 2011aa.jpg, Östermalms läroverk, Stockholm, winter 2011

References

Other sources

*Cornell, Elias (1966) ''Ragnar Östberg - en svensk arkitekt'' *Söderberg, Rolf (1955) ''Svenska Män och Kvinnor del 8'' *Thelaus, Erik (1983) ''Ragnar Östbergs byggnader i Umeå'' *Monterumisi, Chiara (2017) ''Ragnar Östberg – Villa Geber, una casa nell’arcipelago. Ediz. Italian, English and Swedish'', In Edibus, Vicenza, *Atmer, Ann Katrin Pihl (2011) ''Stockholms stadshus och arkitekten Ragnar Östberg '' (Kultur Allmänlitteratur) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostberg, Ragnar 1866 births 1945 deaths People from Stockholm KTH Royal Institute of Technology alumni Recipients of the Royal Gold Medal 20th-century Swedish architects Honorary Members of the Royal Academy Recipients of the AIA Gold Medal