Brita Snellman

Brita Snellman
Nationality Swedish
Alma mater Royal Institute of Technology
Occupation Architect
Spouse(s) Dag Ribbing
Practice Ragnar Hjorth
Dag Ribbing

Brita Snellman, also Brita Ribbing, (1901–1978) was a Swedish architect. In 1924, she became the first woman to graduate in architecture as a regular student at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.[1][2]

Biography

Snellman obtained good results in drawing and mathematics in her school leaving examination after her schooling in the Stockholm district of Djursholm. As a result, her father, a bank manager, engaged Gunnar Asplund to introduce her to architecture. In 1920, she was admitted to the Royal Institute of Technology as a special student but the following year, after a change in the statutes, she was given the status of a regular student. In 1924, Snellman was the first woman to graduate in architecture under the new rules.[2]

In August 1924, she was employed as an architect by Ragnar Hjorth (1887–1971).[3] In 1925, she took up employment with the architect Dag Ribbing (1898–1980), whom she married. She later undertook commissions together with her son Lennart Ribbing (1927–1993).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Snellman, Brita (1901 - 1978) [sv]" (in Swedish). KulturNav. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 Arkitektur, Vol 83 (in Swedish). AB Byggmästarens Förlag. 1983. p. xix.
  3. ↑ "Utbildningar för arkitekter" (in Swedish). Arkitektritade Hus. Retrieved 19 October 2015.


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