Elli Ruuth (1893 – 1975) was a Finnish

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architect. She was active in 1924 – 1952.

Works

Ruuth designed furniture for various state and municipal buildings. According to Architecta, the Finnish association of women architects, her "most brilliant" works were the interiors of the Finnish embassy in Moscow and in

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Finnish Association of Women Architects

In 1919, Elli Ruuth together with

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, Eva Kuhlefeld and Aili-Salli Ahde-Kjäldman , was part of the founding group of the Tumstocken association and then the Finnish Association of Women Architects.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruuth, Elli Finnish architects 1893 births 1975 deaths