Yrjö Lindegren
Art Competition Yrjö Lorenzo Lindegren (13 August 1900 – 12 November 1952) was a Finnish architect and Olympic gold medalist. Lindegren was born in Tampere. He graduated as an architect in 1925 from the Helsinki University of Technology, and set up his own office later the same year.
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Yrjö Lindegren
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- Full name
- Yrjö Lorenzo Lindegren.
- Born
- Yrjö Lindegren was born, sources differ on the date (on 13 August 1900 and on 3 August 1900). · Tampere.
- Died
- 1952. · Helsinki.
- Nationality
- Finland and Grand Duchy of Finland.
- Occupation
- architect.
- Known for
- Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
- Honours
- Cross of Liberty, 4th Class and Memorial medal of the Winter War.
- Languages
- Finnish.
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Art Competition Yrjö Lorenzo Lindegren (13 August 1900 – 12 November 1952) was a Finnish architect and Olympic gold medalist. Lindegren was born in Tampere. He graduated as an architect in 1925 from the Helsinki University of Technology, and set up his own office later the same year.
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Lindegren's best-known work is the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, which he designed together with Toivo Jäntti in the early 1930s. After the 1940 Summer Olympics in Helsinki were cancelled due to the Second World War, he ended up competing in the Olympics himself before his stadium was used for the Games. He won the Olympic gold medal in the town planning category of architecture at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Lindegren won the Grand Prix in architecture at the 1937 World's Fair in Paris, France. In the mid-1940s, he worked together with Alvar Aalto and Viljo Revell, making several community plans for the post-World War II Finland. He also designed the Docomomo-listed Serpentine House apartment building in Helsinki. Lindegren died in Helsinki in 1952, shortly after becoming a professor and the 1952 Summer Olympics were held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
The recorded working language is Finnish. Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki and Tampere. Works named in the authority record are Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Distinctions recorded are Cross of Liberty, 4th Class and Memorial medal of the Winter War.
Yrjö Lindegren is recorded as having received Cross of Liberty, 4th Class and Memorial medal of the Winter War.
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1900
Yrjö Lindegren born at Tampere.
1952
Yrjö Lindegren died at Helsinki.
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Yrjö Lindegren was recorded at birth as Yrjö Lorenzo Lindegren. The authorities additionally record the headings Yrjö Lorenzo Lindgren, Yrjö Lorenzo Lindegren, Yrjö Lorenz Lindegren and Yrjö Lindegrén. His recorded language was Finnish.
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