Emil Sodersten

Emil Sodersten
Studio portrait of Emil Sodersten in 1940
Born
Emil Sodersteen

(1899-08-30)30 August 1899
Balmain, Sydney
Died14 December 1961(1961-12-14) (aged 62)
Manly, Sydney
NationalityAustralian
Alma materSydney Technical College
OccupationArchitect
Spouse
Elsie Vera Wynn
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(m. 1951)​
Parents
  • Emil Sodersteen (Snr)
  • Julia Sodersteen
Buildings
Design
Military career
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branch Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service1942 – 1945
RankFlight lieutenant
Service number266387
Battles / warsWorld War II

Emil Lawrence Sodersten (30 August 1899 – 14 December 1961) was an Australian architect active in the second quarter of the 20th century. His work encompassed the Australian architectural styles of Art Deco and Functionalist & Moderne. His design for the Australian War Memorial was "the first national architectural monument in Australia".[4] The Australian Institute of Architects presents the Emil Sodersten Interior Architecture Award annually in his honour.[7]

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  6. ^ The Twentieth Century Heritage Society of NSW
  7. ^ "Architecture Australia". Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.