Ragnar Östberg

Ragnar Östberg
Born	14 July 1866 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	5 February 1945 (aged 78) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Architect
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 – 5 February 1945) was a Swedish architect who is best known for designing Stockholm City Hall.

Life

Östberg was born in 1866 in Stockholm. Scharinska villan in Umeå in north Sweden is considered one of Östberg's best works during his youth.^[1]

Östberg has become 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,^[2] to mansions for influential families at the turn of the century, such as Scharinska villan or Nedre Manilla, built for the Bonnier family.

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)

References

1. "Scharinska villan". Västerbottens museum. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
2. Chattopadhyay ed., Swati (2014). City Halls and Civic Materialism: Towards a Global History of Urban Public Space. p. 61. ISBN 1317802284.

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)

Pictures

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