OrJan Wetterqvist, Architect

OrJan Fredrik Wetterqvist – 1933 – 2019

Education:

1958 – Master of Architecture, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

Academic Appointments:

1969 – Professor of Architecture, College of Architecture and Fine Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

1973 – Established the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Influences:

University of Florida assistant Professor Architect Dan Branch met OrJan Wetterqvist through his mentor Pleijel while doing research at the Royal Intitute of Technology while he was still a student. Later the two reconnected in Boston where Wetterquist was serving as the Director of Planning in Manchester, New Hampshire. Architect Dan Branch made a strong recommendation for Wetterqvist and helped to confirm Wetterqvist’s appointment as an Assistant Professor of Urban Design in the College of Architecture and Fine Arts at the University of Florida.

Notable Works:

1974 – Wetterqvist Residence, Maple Hill Neighborhood, Gainesville, Florida

1996 – Master Plan for Town of Tioga with Developer Luis Diaz, Tioga/Newberry Florida

Designed the Walking Paths and structures for Kanapaha Botanical Park, 4700 SW 58^th Drive, Gainesville, Florida

Designed the Walking Paths for Bivens Nature Park, 3301 SW 13^th Street, Gainesville, Florida