Eva Kuhlefelt-Ekelund
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: May 09, 1892
Date of Death: July 08, 1984
Birth City: Loviisa, Finland
Resident Country: Finland
Archive/Repository: Suomen Rakennustaiteen Museo Helsinki, Finland
Sources: http://www.mfa.fi/architect?apid=3150
Specialties
Subject: Public buildings, villas, and gardens
Url: http://www.mfa.fi/architect?apid=3150
Jobs
Employer: Finland's Swedish-speaking housing association
Title: Architect
Country: delete
Employer: Stockholm and Helsinki architectural firms
Title: apprentice architect
Country: Finland
Employer: Kuhlefelt-Ekelund Architectural firm
Title: Architect
City: Helsinki
Country: Finland
Start Date: January 01, 1927
Notes: Partner with husband, Hilding Ekelund
Employer: Bostadsforeningen for Svenska Finland Housing Association
Title: Architect
City: Helsinki
Country: Finland
Start Date: January 01, 1936
End Date: January 01, 1966
Notes: Pioneeer work in designing houses for Swedish-speaking ares of Finland. C
Collaborators
Name: Elsi Borg
Project: Kitchen interiors
City: Helsinki
Country: Finland
Url: http://www.mfa.fi/architect?apid=3150
Notes: Collaborated as early as 1932
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
No awards on record
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
Title: The Private Swedish Girls' School in Toolo
City: Helsinki
Country: Finland
Start Date: January 01, 1929
Notes: represented Nordic Classicism.
Title: War cemetery
City: Loviiisa
Country: Finland
Start Date: January 01, 1920
Notes: One of the finest monumental designs of the time in Finland
Education
Institution: Helsinki University of Technology
Department: Architecture
End Date: January 01, 1916
Institution: Stockholm studies
Start Date: January 01, 1919
End Date: January 01, 1921
Notes: Made study tours to the Nordic countries, Italy, and France
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
No affiliations on record
Publications By
Title: Svenska Tradgardskonsten (Swedish Landscape Art)
Co-author: Elsi Borg
Publication: Book
Date Published: January 01, 1930
Url: http://www.mfa.fi/architect?apid=3150
Notes: Drawings of the manor-house gardens in Sweden
Publications About
Title: Profiles: Pioneering Women Architects from Finland
Author: Museum of Finnish Architecture
Publisher: Museum of Finnish Architecture
Notes: 1983