Emil Sodersten

Emil Lawrence Sodersten was an Australian architect active in the second quarter of the 20th century. His work encompassed the Australian architectural styles of Art Deco and Functionalist amp Moderne. His design for the Australian War Memorial was the first national architectural monument in Australia. The Australian Institute of Architects presents the Emil Sodersten Interior Architecture Award annually in his honour.

Sodersten was born in the innerSydney suburb of Balmain, the second of seven children born to Julia and Emil Sodersteen. Emil Junior and his brothers, Erik and Karl, later changed their surnames by deed poll to Sodersten.

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