Gert Wingardh is a postmodernist architect from Sweden, born on April 26, 1951. He is best known for his design of the House of Sweden in Washington, D.C. and the Äijared Executive Country Club in Gothenburg, for which he won the Kasper Salin Prize in 1988.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M
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About
Postmodernist Architect whose work included the House of Sweden in Washington, D.C. Winner of the Kasper Salin Prize for his design of Gothenburg's Öijared Executive Country Club in 1988.
Before Fame
He was inspired to become an Architect after visiting the Pantheon in Rome. He was educated at Gothenburg University and Chalmers University of Technology; he graduated from Chalmers in 1975.
Trivia
He established his own firm, Wingardh arkitektkontor, in 1988, which became internationally recognized and respected.
Family Life
He was the only child in a wealthy family based in Skövde, Västergötland. His father was the proprietor of a local cement factory. Their house had been constructed on a limestone mountain.
Associated With
He was influenced by Architect Frank Lloyd Wright.