Gustaf Ferdinand Boberg (11 April 1860 – 7 May 1946) was a Swedish architect.
Biography
Boberg was born in
Falun. He became one of the most productive and prominent architects of
Stockholm around the turn of the 20th century.
[ Ferdinand Boberg - Architect mit.edu. Retrieved: December 1, 2013.] Among his most famous work is an electrical plant at Björns Trädgård in
Stockholm, that was inspired by Middle Eastern architecture. The building was converted in the late nineties and is now the
Stockholm Mosque. He also designed Nordiska Kompaniet, the most prominent department store in Stockholm and
Rosenbad which today houses the Swedish government chancellery.
[ Ferdinand Boberg answers.com. Retrieved: December 1, 2013.]
Boberg's only international exhibition building that remains in existence today - the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair Swedish Pavilion - remains standing in Lindsborg, Kansas.
After retiring as an architect in 1915, Boberg and his wife Anna traveled around Sweden with the aim of preserving the cultural heritage through a book of drawings. Over 3,000 sketches were made and around 1,000 drawings were published in the volume Svenska bilder ("Swedish Images").
Boberg died in Stockholm, aged 86.
Famous works
(In chronological order)
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, Stockholm (1883–1884)
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, Hallsberg (1887–1889)
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, Gävle (1890–1891)
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, Stockholm (1892)
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, Saltsjöbaden (1893)
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, (gas holder and main building), Hjorthagen, Stockholm (1893)
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, Stocksund, Stockholm (1896)
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, Djursholm (1896), built for the artist Robert Thegerström
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(1896–97)
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Central post office, Stockholm (1898–1903)
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, Norra Bantorget, Stockholm (1899)
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, Stockholm (1899)
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Central Post Office Building, Malmö (1900–1906)
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, Stockholm (1902–1906)
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Stockholm Mosque, Stockholm (1903), now Stockholm Mosque, inaugurated in 2000
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, (turbine halls and offices), Hjorthagen, Stockholm (1903)
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Swedish Pavilion, later moved to Lindsborg, Kansas
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, Djurgården, Stockholm (1905)
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Thiel Gallery, Djurgården, Stockholm (1905), home of the banker Ernest Thiel, now art museum
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Waldemarsudde, Djurgården (1905–1913), built for Prince Eugen who was also an artist, now museum
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, built for the Industrial Fair in Norrköping 1906, moved to Nyköping 1907
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, Stockholm (1906–1910)
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, Stockholm (1906–1911)
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, Trosa (1907)
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, Djurgården (1910)
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Uppenbarelsekyrkan (1913)
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, Varaslätten (1914)
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Margareta Pavilion
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Nordiska Kompaniet, NK department store, Stockholm (1915)
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, his own home on Djurgården 1903 to 1925
Image:Varuhuset NK.jpg|Nordiska Kompaniet department store in Stockholm
Image:Oakhill 1.jpg|Oakhill: Italian embassy in Stockholm
Image:Malmö, Sweden, old postal house.jpg|Central Post Office building in Malmö
File:Stockholm, Södermalm, Kv. Obelisken, Östgötagat. 54, Teckning av Ferdinand Boberg - Nordiska museet - NMA.0090977.jpg|A building in Stockholm, sketched by Ferdinand Boberg in 1917 as part of the project Svenska bilder.
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