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Hillevi Svedberg

Swedish architect (1910-1990) · Sweden · On the map · Architects · Died at 79

Hillevi Svedberg (1910-1990) was an early Swedish female architect whose work was inspired by Functionalism. She is remembered for introducing showers and bathrooms in working-class housing and for her low-cost collective housing developments with children's care centres.

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One of her most successful buildings was the Yrkeskvinnornas Kollektivhus or YK-House (1939) in Stockholm's Gärdet district which she designed in collaboration with Albin Stark (1885-1960).

Country
Sweden
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1990 · aged 79