Inga Varg facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Inga Varg
Born	(1952-12-28) December 28, 1952 (age 72) Bergslagen, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Architect
Awards	Kasper Salin-priset Swedish Concrete Federation (Svensk Betongs arkitekturpris)
Practice	Rosenbergs Arkitekter
Buildings	Tekniska Verken in Linköping Flat Iron Building in Stockholm

Inga Varg is a talented Swedish architect. She was born in 1952 in Bergslagen, Sweden. Inga Varg has won several important awards for her amazing building designs. These include awards from the Swedish Concrete Federation and the Swedish Association of Architects.

She studied to become an architect at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology School of Architecture in Sweden. Since 1992, she has been a co-owner and co-leader of a company called Rosenbergs Arkitekter. She runs the company with another architect, Alessandro Ripellino. Inga Varg has worked on many different projects. These include planning cities, designing buildings, and creating interior spaces.

About Inga Varg's Career

Right after she finished her studies in 1978, Inga Varg started working. She joined a firm called Lars Brydes Arkitektkontor. During this time, she took part in many design competitions. She helped design homes and buildings, like those in the Täppan area of Stockholm.

In 1983, Inga Varg began working at Rosenberg & Stål Arkitektkontor. This company is now known as Rosenbergs Arkitekter. By 1992, she became a co-owner and co-leader of the firm.

Teaching and Judging Architecture

Throughout her career, Inga Varg has also shared her knowledge. She has often given lectures at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology School of Architecture. Her talks focused on planning homes and drawing design ideas.

Inga Varg has also been a judge in many architecture competitions. She helped decide the winners of important awards. These include the Swedish Association of Architects’ Kasper Salin Award. She also judged the Stora Samhällsbyggarpriset, which is an award for city planning projects.

Awards Inga Varg Has Won

Inga Varg has received several special awards for her work:

• 2010: She won the Swedish Concrete Federation’s annual architecture award. This was for her design of the Flat Iron Building in Stockholm.
• 2010: The Stockholm Flat Iron Building also placed third in Stockholm City Council’s building of the year award.
• 2003: She was nominated for the Swedish Association of Architects’ Kasper Salin Award. This was for the Zanderska huset. It is a training building at the Karolinska institutet in Flemingsberg.
• 2000: She was nominated for the Swedish Concrete Federation’s architecture award. This was for the Ericsson R&D building in Mjärdevi Science Park, Linköping.
• 1994: She won the famous Swedish Association of Architects’ Kasper Salin Award. This award was for the main office building of Tekniska Verken in Linköping. She won this award together with Gustaf Rosenberg.

Some of Inga Varg's Projects

Here are some of the buildings and projects Inga Varg has worked on:

• The main office building for Tekniska Verken in Linköping (with Gustaf Rosenberg).
• Zanderska huset, a training building at the Karolinska institutet in Flemingsberg.
• The Sollentuna Swimming Center and Sports Hall, which she helped change and make bigger.
• The Flat Iron Building office block on Torsgatan in Stockholm.
• Ericsson administration and research buildings in the Kabelverket area of Älvsjö (with Gustaf Rosenberg).
• A plan for building 1400 apartments in the Kabelverket area of Älvsjö.
• Norrviksstrand in Sollentuna.
• Tyresö Gymnasium.
• kv. Grimman in Södermalm.

See also

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• Rosenbergs Arkitekter