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Sten Branzell

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Sten Branzell
Born
Sten Gunnar Branzell

August 27, 1893
DiedMay 4, 1959
NationalitySwedish
Alma materKTH Royal Institute of Technology
OccupationArchitect

Sten Gunnar Branzell (August 27, 1893 – May 4, 1959) was a Swedish architect.[1][2]

Life and works

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He studied in KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Royal Institute of Art. His sister was the famous singer Karin Brunzel.[3]

In 1918, he joined the Swedish Brigade and participated in the Finnish Civil War, where he was slightly wounded. In Finland, he met Alvar Aalto, who was living with Branzel's family when Aalto traveled to Sweden. Brunzel created furniture for Nordiska Kompaniet and was the artistic designer of Costa Buda in the 1920s.[4]

Brunzel was the city architect of Gothenburg from 1944 to 1957.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Branzell, Sten (1893–1959) [sv] – KulturNav". kulturnav.org. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  2. ^ "Nationalmuseum – Sten Branzell". collection.nationalmuseum.se. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. ^ Sveriges dödbok 1947–2006, (Cd-Rom), Sveriges Släktforskarförbund.
  4. ^ "153 (Göteborgs och Bohus läns porträttgalleri / Första delen : Göteborgs stad)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  5. ^ Olsson, Simon & Haasmark, Stefan, Svenska brigaden vid Tammerfors: De frivilligas egna berättelser från inbördeskrigets Finland (2023). ISBN 978-91-633-3515-0.