Ingrid Uddenberg Explained

Ingrid Albertina Uddenberg (12 July 1913 – 27 October 1998) was a Swedish architect who mostly designed hospitals and schools.[1] She also designed the Skärholmen's church along with Swedish interior architect .[2]

Biography

Ingrid Albertina Uddenberg was born on 12 July 1913 in Matteus parish, Stockholm, Sweden. After matriculating in 1932 at Åhlinska School, a girls' school in Stockholm, Uddenberg went on to study at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology between 1933 and 1938.[2] Later she was employed by architect at the building board in Stockholm and the county architect's office in Kalmar.[2] Between 1938 and 1944, she worked at the architectural office of in Västerås.[2] She also had a long career with architect Gustaf Birch-Lindgren from 1944 to 1955. In 1955, Uddenberg started her own business in collaboration with .[3]

She mainly designed health and educational institutions which include the Thorax clinic; the alcohol clinic; the Magnus Huss clinic at Karolinska; hospital in Solna; the child psychiatric clinic in Lund; Nynäshamn hospital; and Mariebergsskolan in Örebro.[3] She was the secretary of association of women technologists from 1936 to 1937. She was also associated with the national nssociation of Swedish architects.[2]

She was married to the architect .[2]

She died on 27 October 1998 in Lidingö, Stockholm county.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Karolinska mediko-kirurgiska institutet. 1960. Karolinska mediko-kirurgiska institutets historia 1910–1960. 17 February 2024. Stockholm. Almqvist & Wiksell. 536.
  2. Web site: Uddenberg, Ingrid (1913– 1998) . digitaltmuseum.org . digitaltmuseum.org. 17 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Fransson. Eva. 2005. Kulturhistorisk bebyggelseinventering av MARIEBERGSSKOLAN. 17 February 2024. Örebro. Örebro University. 4.