Elsi Borg

Elsi Naemi Borg (October 3, 1893 – December 30, 1958) was a Finnish architect.

Elsi Borg.

Life

She was born in Nastola and died in Helsinki. She graduated from Helsinki University of Technology in 1919.[1]

She designed the Children's Castle in Helsinki and the Taulumäki Church in Jyväskylä.[2] She worked with Olavi Sortta to design the military hospital in Viborg. Her brother was architect Kaarlo Borg. She is also the sister of graphic artist Esther Borg and Parliament member Margit Borg-Sundman.

Sources
  • Henttonen, Maarit: Elsi Borg, 1893–1958, arkkitehti. Suomen Rakennustaiteen Museo, 1995. ISBN 978-951-9229-87-4

References
  1. "Elsi Borg". Museum of Finnish Architecture. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  2. William C Miller (31 August 2016). Nordic Modernism: Scandinavian Architecture 1890-2017. Crowood. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-78500-237-3.
  • Media related to Elsi Borg at Wikimedia Commons
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