Ingeborg Wærn Bugge

Ingeborg Wærn Bugge (5 March 1899 – 26 January 1991) was a Swedish architect. She was one of the first formally educated female architects in Sweden. She designed residential buildings and schools, and worked on renovation projects for churches.

Biography She was born in Oslo as the daughter of shipowner Dagfinn Bugge and Elisabeth Wærn. After her parents divorced, she moved with her mother and brother to Gothenburg in 1902, and from there to Stockholm. She graduated her higher secondary education in 1918 with top marks in English, philosophy, Swedish and drawing.

Education She began studying architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology in 1919, after being admitted as a "special student" since women were not normally admitted to the school at that time. By this time, she had already been practicing architecture for several months at the firm of and due to her skills began her schooling at the second year class level. She was the fourth woman ever to have been admitted, after Agnes Magnell, Anna Branzell and Signe Christensen. She graduated in 1922.

After graduation she travelled to study in Italy, Switzerland and Germany. She received a scholarship for this from Fredrika-Bremer-Förbundet. When she came back to Sweden she worked for several different architects, notably Folke Bensow (1923), Carl Bergsten (1924–1926), (1927) and (1928). 1926–1928 she studied architecture at the Royal Institute of Art

She also taught on the countryside in courses arranged by Fredrika-Bremer-Förbundet and . In addition, she wrote books and articles. She worked for the United Nations in Paris in 1953, and was a member of the municipal council for Nacka Municipality 1955–1969. She retired in 1974.