Johan Sigfrid Sirén


Johan Sigfrid Sirén Eduskuntatalo, main work of Sirén

Johan Sigfrid Sirén (27 May 1889, Ylihärmä - 5 March 1961, Helsinki) was a Finnish architect. He graduated as an architect in 1931, and is best known for collaborating in the Eduskuntatalo, which is the building where the Parliament of Finland meets. The building was built the year he graduated.

Siren was a shareholder in K. Borg, J.S. Siren & amp; Hj. Åberg from 1918 to 1925. In 1931 Siren established his own office and also worked as a professor of architecture at the Helsinki Polytechnic until 1957.

The son of Siren, Heikki Siren, is also a renowned architect, as was his daughter-in-law Kaija Siren



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