(Axel) Bertel Jung (11 July 1872 — 12 May 1946)[1] was a Finnisharchitect and urban planner, notable as Finland's first official zoning architect and a pioneer in the field of city planning.[3]
Early life and education
Axel Bertel Jung was born in Jakobstad, on the west coast of Finland, to insurance clerk Axel Gabriel Jung and Sofia née Brunberg.[4]
In 1908, Jung was appointed to lead the City of Helsinki zoning and planning activity, as the first official to hold such a post in the country.[2] He played a key role in the overall design of the city centre, as well as the master plans of several districts of Helsinki, including Kulosaari, Herttoniemi, Haaga, Meilahti and Munkkiniemi.[2][4] He produced the first plans for the Helsinki Central Park.[1] He also had a hand in the urban designs of Turku, Vyborg, Oulu, Porvoo, Vaasa and Mariehamn, among others.[1]
During his career, Jung collaborated with several notable architects, including Lars Sonck, Karl Hård af Segerstad, and Eliel Saarinen.[2] Together with Sonck and Saarinen, Jung is credited with bringing Finnish urban design into the 20th century.[3] For many years he jointly with his younger brother and fellow architect, Valter Jung [fi], ran the design bureau Jung & Jung.[2]
He was also a prolific writer and an influential architectural theorist, among other things editing Finnish Architectural Review from 1903 to 1905.[2][3]
Awards and honours
In 1942, the honorary title of Professori was conferred on Bertel Jung in recognition of his career achievements.[2]
A square in Espoo is named after him,[5] as is a street in Oulu.[6]