Ingeborg Krafft (23 April 1902 – 20 May 1963) was a Norwegian architect who worked extensively on housing and interior design.[1] She also designed the Mesnali Church.[1]
Biograpgy edit
Born on 23 April 1902, Ingeborg Krafft was the daughter of Petter Pettersen and his wife Sophie Susanne Krafft.[1] She attended the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry.[1] She went on to study at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, between 1926 and 1928.[1]
She began her professional career, partly during her studies, as an assistant architect to a number of renowned architects in Norway and Sweden including Henrik Bull, Lars Backer, Israel Wahlman, Gunnar Asplund, and Hakon Ahlberg.[1] From 1930, she began her own architectural practice in Oslo, and initially designed cabins, summer houses and villas. Later, her works focused more on housing and interior design.[1]
Krafft became a permanent consultant for the Norway's Farmers' Women's Association.[1][2] She was also associated with a number of other professional organizations including the National Association of Norwegian Architects, the Women's International Housing Committee, and the Norwegian Farmer Women's Rationalization Committee.[1][3]
In 1947, she received the Lars Backer's grant to study the housing reforms in America.[1][4]
She died on 20 May 1963.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "architect Ingeborg Krafft". nkl.snl.no. NORWEGIAN ARTIST ENCYCLOPEDIA. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Associated Country Women of the World (1953). Proceedings of the Conference, Volume 7. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University. p. 273. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Scarborough, Neve (1953). History of the Associated Country Women of the World and of Its Member Societies, 1929– 1953. London: Associated Country Women of the World. p. 117. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Nordmanns-forbundet (1947). Nordmanns forbundet, Volumes 40– 41. Oslo: Nordmanns-forbundet. p. 68. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
