Erik Josephson

Erik Josephson

Erik Semmy Josephson, (born 7 March 1864 - died 17 November 1929) was a Swedish architect.[1] He became known as a industry architect and specialist in bank-buildings. He was a one of the less publicly known architects in Stockholm, he was categorized as a builder architect with an eye for the present time.[2] He was a style hostirc architect, also called an ecletic architect. After finishing his studies her started working at the Superintendent-chamber which was a predecessor to the Swedish Fastighetsverket. Through her state owned work employer he got the opportunity to draw, create and architect about 40 barracks facility for the armed forces around Sweden between 1891 and 1922. Beside this he also worked with his own architect firm at the side.[3]

He was one of the late 1890s and early 1900s bank specalists. He drew and architect only banks in Stockholm. Amongst his most important work was Skandinaviska Bankens palats and Handelsbanken.[4]

References

  1. Tradition och identifikation : reflexioner kring svensk militärarkitektur Mats Ahnlund, libris=8588042
  2. Erik Josephson : en epok i svensk kasernarkitektur, 1971, Ejnar Berg, libris=1220579
  3. Magnus Isaeus' och Erik Josephsons byggnadsverk i Stockholm 1879-1927, Anne-Mari Neovius, libris=10599253
  4. Sveriges privata Centralbanks och Skandinaviska Kreditaktiebolagets nybyggnader, Erik Lallerstedt, 1918, libris=8863748

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