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Léonie Geisendorf | |
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Born | Léonie Kaplan 8 April 1914 |
Died | 17 March 2016 | (aged 101)
Alma mater | Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich |
Occupation | Architect |
Design | Villa Delin (1970) St. Görans Gymnasium (1961) |
Léonie Geisendorf, née Kaplan (8 April 1914 – 17 March 2016), was a Polish-born, Swedish architect. [1] She lived most of her professional life in Stockholm, Sweden. At the time of her death, she was living in Paris, France. [2] [3]
Born in Łódź, Poland, she studied architecture at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich followed by an internship with Le Corbusier, who became a source of inspiration and a mentor. In 1938, after her internship, Geisendorf moved to Sweden and was hired by architects Sven Ivar Lind (1902-1980) and Paul Hedqvist (1895-1977). Counting as her first own work is a proposal for a new office building, drawn together with Ralph Erskine and Curt Laudon (1906-1964). [4] [5]
In 1940, she married Swiss architect Charles-Edouard Geisendorf (1913-1985). In 1950 Geisendorf and her husband started their own architectural firm, L. & C. E. Geisendorf, in Stockholm with a branch in Zurich. Together they designed both private and public work. Notable works include Villa Ranängen at Djursholm (1950-1951), Villa Delin (1966) and St. Görans Gymnasium, (1970). [6] [7] [8]
Geisendorf, Léonie; Gullström Charlie (1990). Arkitektur. Stockholm: Byggförlaget. Libris 7678723. ISBN 91-7988-019-3
Daniel A. Walser, Léonie Geisendorf (1914-2016), Nachruf. In: Werk, bauen + wohnen, Nr. 6, 2016, S. 6 [1]