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Ivar Tengbom
Designing the Stockholm Concert Hall
Stockholm School of Economics · Stockholm Concert Hall
- Born
- 7 April 1878
- Birthplace
- Vireda, Sweden
- Died
- 6 August 1968
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Ivar Tengbom
Ivar Tengbom helped shape Swedish neoclassicism through civic buildings, banks and churches. His Stockholm Concert Hall remains a prominent example of the architectural style associated with 1920s Sweden.
Early life
Architectural education
Studied at Chalmers and the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts before travelling abroad.
Career
- 1906–1912
Partnership
Worked with Ernst Torulf on public commissions.
- 1916
Teaching
Became a professor at the Royal Swedish College of Art.
- 1921
Public buildings
Was appointed director general of Sweden’s National Board of Public Building.
Selected buildings
Stockholm School of Economics
Designed its principal building.
Stockholm Concert Hall
Completed the concert venue used for Nobel Prize ceremonies.
Beyond architecture
Architectural family
His son Anders also became an architect and later oversaw renovation of the concert hall.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Åke Lange. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.