Bengt Lindroos
Bengt Ingmar Lindroos (22 September 1918 – 22 August 2010) was a Swedish architect. Lindroos started drafting houses for a local builder at the age of 17 years and received his formal education at the Royal Institute of Technology from 1942 to 1945. After being employed by Sven Markelius, he opened an office together with Hans Borgström in 1954.
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Bengt Lindroos
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- Name
- Bengt Lindroos
- Birth Name
- Bengt Ingmar Lindroos
- Born
- 22 September 1918
- Birthplace
- Finspång Municipality, Sweden
- Education
- Royal Institute of Technology
- Died
- 22 August 2010
- Awards
- Kasper Salin Prize
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- architect
- Known for
- Kaknästornet
- Honours
- Prince Eugen Medal
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Bengt Ingmar Lindroos (22 September 1918 – 22 August 2010) was a Swedish architect. Lindroos started drafting houses for a local builder at the age of 17 years and received his formal education at the Royal Institute of Technology from 1942 to 1945. After being employed by Sven Markelius, he opened an office together with Hans Borgström in 1954.
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He designed the Kaknästornet television tower in 1967. He was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal in 1983. He designed in the 1986 Kasper Salin Prize-winning building block Kvarteret Drottningen. He also designed the prize of the competition. He published a monograph about architecture in 2008.
Bengt Lindroos studied at Royal Institute of Technology. Works named in the authority record are Kaknästornet. Work by Bengt Lindroos is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Art Institute of Chicago and Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design. Distinctions recorded are Prince Eugen Medal.
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Key facts
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• Name — Bengt Lindroos • Birth Name — Bengt Ingmar Lindroos • Born — 22 September 1918 • Birthplace — Finspång Municipality, Sweden • Education — Royal Institute of Technology • Died — 22 August 2010 • Significant Buildings — Kaknästornet, Hammarbytornet, Söderledskyrkan • Awards — Kasper Salin Prize
Death
Death
Lindroos died on 22 August 2010, aged 92.
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1918
Bengt Lindroos born at Risinge church parish.
2010
Bengt Lindroos died at Maria Magdalena parish.
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Risinge church parish.
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Bengt Lindroos received Prince Eugen Medal. Recorded as having received Prince Eugen Medal. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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Nationalmuseum, Art Institute of Chicago and Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design
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