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Martta Martikainen-Ypyä

Martta Martikainen-Ypyä

Finnish architect (1904–1992)

Martta Martikainen-Ypyä (September 19, 1904 – December 17, 1992) was a Finnish architect.[1]

She was born Martha Irene Martikainen in Iisalmi and trained with architects Kaarlo Borg [fi] and Carolus Lindberg [fi]. From 1928 to 1936, she was architect for office buildings for the Finnish Ministry of Defence. She graduated from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1932.[2]

In 1936, she married architect Ragnar Ypyä [fi]. The couple formed an architectural firm in Vyborg; in 1939, they moved to Helsinki. Following World War II, she worked in the housing production office of Hyresgästernas Sparkasse- och Byggnadslånebyrån (HSB) in Stockholm, becoming department head. Martikainen-Ypyä, by herself or in partnership with her husband, won a number or architectural competitions and also designed many hospitals, schools, factories, office building and housing projects.[2]

Martikainen-Ypyä died in Helsinki at the age of 88.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Martta Martikainen-Ypyä" (in Finnish). Museum of Finnish Architecture. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  2. [2]
    Bonnet, Alain; Fernández García, Ana María; Groot, Marjan; Kermavnar, Simona; Lazarini, Franci; Mohar, Katarina; Souto, Maria Helena (2016). MoMoWo: 100 projects in 100 years. European Women in Architecture and Design 1918-2018. p. 59. ISBN 978-9612549060.
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