Olov Blomkvist Explained

Bror Olov Blomkvist (29 June 1922 – 15 July 2017) was a Swedish architect.[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Blomkvist was born in Stockholm, Sweden.He is the son of Bror Blomkvist and Elsa Gustavson. He studied at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and graduated from there in 1952.[2] He was hired at architect Nils Lönnroth (1912-1998) in 1953. Later, he worked for Stockholm tramways architect office in 1958. He was project manager for Kooperative förbundets arkitektkontor from 1965 to his retirement.[2] [4]

Amongst other buildings, he has designed the Västertorp and Brommaplan metro station.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Familjesidan.se - Dödsannonser från hela landet . www.familjesidan.se . 2017-10-03.
  2. Blomkvist, B Olov i Vem är Vem?: Norrland, supplement, register (second edition, 1968)
  3. Web site: Ritning. digitaltmuseum.se. 29 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Lönnroth, Nils (1912-1998). KulturNav. April 1, 2019.
  5. Web site: Bebyggelseregistret (BeBR) - Riksantikvarieämbetet. www.bebyggelseregistret.raa.se. 29 June 2017.