Sten Samuelson Explained

Sten Samuelson (30 April 1926 in Ängelholm, Skåne County, Sweden – 4 July 2002 in Montreux, Switzerland) was a Swedish architect.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Samuelson studied architecture at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.He was professor at Lund University of Technology from 1964–1983. Together with architect Fritz Jaenecke (1903-1978), Sten Samuelson started a joint office in 1950. Samuelson worked with Jaenecke & Samuelson until 1970. Together they came to draw several well-known public buildings in the 1950s and 1960s. Jaenecke & Samuelson designed the Malmö Stadion in Malmö and Ullevi, the multi-purpose stadium in Gothenburg, which were constructed for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.^{[3] [4]}

Later designed included the Novotel Warszawa Centrum in Warsaw from 1974 and Malmö Concert Hall from 1985.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Samuelson, Sten (1926-2002). KulturNav. April 1, 2019.
2. Web site: Sten Samuelson - arkitekten som ritade Stadsbiblioteket. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927031755/http://www.nsb.norrkoping.se/ombiblioteket/samuelson.asp. dead. 2007-09-27. norrkoping.se. April 1, 2019.
3. Web site: Jaenecke, Fritz (1903-1978). KulturNav. April 1, 2019.
4. Web site: Sten Samuelson. Nationalencyklopedin. 17 January 2015.
5. News: En stad av grus. Svensson. Per. 5 September 2010. Sydsvenskan. Bonnier Group. 17 January 2015.