Bengt Lundsten

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Bengt Harald Lundsten (born 26 February 1928 in Turku) is a Finnish architect and professor. After World War II he studied architecture and graduated in 1954 from Helsinki University of Technology. He worked at Viljo Revell's office from 1952 to 1959 and was a partner at Revell's Toronto agency from 1959 to 1961. He started his own practice in Helsinki in 1962 and served as a professor of building theory at Helsinki University of Technology from 1969 to 1994. His research included ecological building materials. He is known for helping save Puu-Käpylä from extensive over-construction in Helsinki.