Sonja Carstensen

Sonja Carstensen
Born(1898-11-07)7 November 1898
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died29 October 1981(1981-10-29) (aged 82)
Helsingør, Denmark
NationalityDanish
OccupationArchitect

Sonja Carstensen (7 November 1898 – 29 October 1981) was a Danish architect. Her work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] After completing architectural studies, Carstensen graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1926. She was one of only five women registered as a professional architect in Denmark during 1935.[2]

  1. ^ "Sonja Carstensen". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ Garcia, Ana Fernandez; Seražin, Helena; Garda, Emilia Maria; Franchini, Caterina (1 September 2016). "To the History of Women Architects, Pioneers of North European Countries". MoMoWo · 100 projects in 100 years. European Women in Architecture and Design · 1918-2018. Založba ZRC. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-961-254-922-0.