Léonie Geisendorf
Léonie Geisendorf | |
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 Geisendorf, c. 1965 | |
| Born | Leonia Maria Kolin-Kaplan 8 April 1914 |
| Died | 17 March 2016 (aged 101) |
| Alma mater | Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Prince Eugen Medal |
| Design | Villa Delin (1970) St. Görans Gymnasium (1961) |
Léonie Geisendorf, born Leonia Maria Kolin-Kaplan[1] (8 April 1914 – 17 March 2016), was a Polish-born, Swedish architect.[2] She lived most of her professional life in Stockholm, Sweden. At the time of her death, she was living in Paris, France. [3] [4]
Education and career
[edit]Born in Łódź, Poland, she studied architecture at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich followed by an internship with Le Corbusier, who became a source of inspiration and a mentor. In 1938, after her internship, Geisendorf moved to Sweden and was hired by architects Sven Ivar Lind (1902-1980) and Paul Hedqvist (1895-1977). Counting as her first own work is a proposal for a new office building, drawn together with Ralph Erskine and Curt Laudon (1906-1964). [5][6]
In 1940, she married Swiss architect Charles-Edouard Geisendorf (1913-1985). In 1950 Geisendorf and her husband started their own architectural firm, L. & C. E. Geisendorf, in Stockholm with a branch in Zurich. Together they designed both private and public work. Notable works include Villa Ranängen at Djursholm (1950-1951), Villa Delin (1966) and St. Görans Gymnasium, (1970). [7] [8] [9]
In 2003, for her achievements in the field of architecture, she was awarded by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Prince Eugen Medal.[10]
Images
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Geisendorf in her Karman Ghia, 1990 -
Geisendorf's office mid-1960s (Léonie standing in the middle). -
Suggested zoning "Corso" in Stockholm 1965. -
ETG-group: Anders Tengbom, Léonie Geisendorf and Ralph Erskine
Images, buildings
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Residential area Riksrådsvägen -
St. Görans Gymnasium -
Villa Delin -
Student housing Fyrtalet
References
[edit]- ^ "skbl.se - Leonia Maria (Léonie) Geisendorf". skbl.se. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "KulturNav, Geisendorf, Léonie (1914 - )". KulturNav.org. The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ^ "Léonie Geisendorf (1914-2016)". Matters of Taste. 13 March 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Charlie Gullström. "Léonie Geisendorf har avlidit". Sveriges Arkitekter. Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Helge Zimdal. "Sven Ivar H Lind". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Paul Hedqvist". Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Nu var det 1914: Arkitekten Léonie Geisendorf 100 år" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ "Laudon, Curt (1906-1964)". KulturNav. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Elisabeth Ellenberger. "Geisendorf, Charles-Edouard". Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Lèonie Geisendorf". www.kungahuset.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-02-09.
Sources
[edit]Geisendorf, Léonie; Gullström Charlie (1990). Arkitektur. Stockholm: Byggförlaget. Libris 7678723. ISBN 91-7988-019-3
Daniel A. Walser, Léonie Geisendorf (1914-2016), Nachruf. In: Werk, bauen + wohnen, Nr. 6, 2016, S. 6[1]
External links
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- KulturNav.org
- Obituary - Dagens Nyheter
- "In memoriam" from Dagens Nyheter which gives date of death as March 17.
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