Rosemary Stjernstedt

Rosemary Stjernstedt
Born
Rosemary Owen Smith

(1912-06-11)11 June 1912
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Died31 October 1998(1998-10-31) (aged 86)
NationalityBritish
Known forArchitecture
Notable workAlton Estate
Movementavant-garde
SpouseGunnar Stjernstedt

Rosemary Stjernstedt (11 June 1912 – 31 October 1998) was an English architect and town planner. She began her career designing furniture in London and then worked on production drawings for the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham. After completing her education and moving to Sweden, she focused on town planning. After the end of World War II, Stjernstedt returned to England and became the first woman architect to achieve grade I status at London County Council.[1]

  1. ^ "Architect of the Week: Rosemary Stjernstedt". The Modern House. Retrieved 19 May 2017.