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Wivi Lönn
Wivi Lönn (20 May 1872 – 27 December 1966), born as Olivia Mathilda Lönn, was a Finnish people, Finnish architect. She was the first woman to be awarded the honorary title of "Professor" by the Finnish Association of Architects. Early life and education Olivia Mathilda Lönn was born in the village of Onkiniemi, near Tampere on 20 May 1872. Her father was Wilhelm Lönn, a local brewer, and her mother Mathilda Siren. After graduating from the Industrial School of Tampere she moved to Helsinki. From 1893 to 1896, she studied architecture at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Polytechnic University of Helsinki. During the same period, she won first prize in several architectural competitions. During her life, she developed a close friendship with Hanna Parviainen, with whom she collaborated many times. Later career Her graduation from the university was followed by the establishment of her architectural office, making her the first independently p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population of 341,696; and the metropolitan area, also known as the Tampere sub-region, has a population of 393,941 in an area of . Tampere is the second-largest urban area and third most-populous individual municipality in Finland, after the cities of Helsinki and Espoo, and the most populous Finnish city outside the Greater Helsinki area. Today, Tampere is one of the major urban, economic, and cultural hubs in the whole inland region. Tampere and its environs belong to the historical province of Satakunta. The area belonged to the Häme Province from 1831 to 1997, and over time it has often been considered to belong to Tavastia as a province. For example, in '' Uusi tietosanakirja'' published in the 1960s, the Tampere sub-region is presented as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
