- Alton Estate, Roehamton 1951 – 1955
- Alton Estate, Roehamton 1951 – 1955
- Alton Estate East, Roehamton 1951 – 1955
- Alton Estate Maisonette Blocks 1951 – 1955
- Alton Estate landscape 1951 – 1955
- Central Hill Housing Estate, Lambeth 1967 – 1974
- Central Hill Housing Estate, Lambeth 1967 – 1974
- Rosemary Stjernstedt with Michael Powell, Colin Lucas and G Gillett
Roles
1950 First woman to attain Senior Grade One status in a British County Council division
Main Projects
1951 – 1955 Alton East Estate, Roehamton, London Borough of Wandsworth
1967 – 1974 Central Hill Housing Estate, London Borough of Lambeth.
Rosemary Stjernstedt
Architect (1912 – 1998)
“Stjernstedt was clear thinking and determined, combining a dedication to architecture with a concern for members of her team. Many younger architects with whom she worked became very successful.”
Catherine M C Haines, International Women in Science:
A Biographical Dictionary to 1950
Born in Birmingham in 1912, Rosemary Stjernstedt was educated in the city and moved to Sweden during the 1930s working in the Stockholm Town and Country Planning Office for six years. The skills and experience she gained from this period contributed significantly to her later work in Britain. On returning to the UK, Stjernstedt joined the London County Council (LCC), one of the first architects to be appointed to the new LCC Housing Division. In 1950 she became the first woman to attain Senior Grade One status in a British County Council division.
Stjernstedt went on to work on a number of significant projects, including leading the design of the now Grade II listed Alton East Estate at Roehamton, Wandsworth from 1951 – 1955. In 1964 the LCC was closed and Stjernstedt assumed a post at Lambeth Council where, between 1967 and 1974, she led the design of the Central Hill Estate housing development of 374 dwellings. Stjernstedt went on to work for the Minstry of Housing and Local Government, continuing to have significant influence on the design and development of public housing in the UK.
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Rosemary Stjernstedt
further links:
Women Architects in Britain, Lynne Walker