Who was the architect of Uraniborg and Stjerneborg?
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It is strange to observe that the links to Wikipedia in questions contain text that merely says 'Brahe built it', when other pages give hints to the builder like this:
[…] Hans only worked on Kronborg for around a year before he, with royal permission, went on the island of Hven to work for the distinguished astronomer Tycho Brahe, who had for life been granted the island by the King as well as funds for the construction of a house and observatory on the premises. Hans van Steenwinckel probably worked both on Uraniborg and the subsequent Stjerneborg observatory […]
Why Wikipedia is so cautious for both buildings seems unclear, as the Dansk biografisk lexikon entry for him seems to confirm this.
Tycho brought Steenwinkel to Hven, instructed him in astro- nomy and geometry, and put him to work building Uraniborg. Their talents were complementary. Tycho expained the complex symmetrical plan of the building and grounds. Steenwinkel was a clever draftsman, skilled at sketching designs in the Renaissance style for portals, windows, spires, domes, and other architectural elements. He quickly learned the more theoretical aspects of architecture as well. Before long, Tycho began to refer to him as "my architect."
— Victor E. Thoren: "The Lord Of Uraniborg. A Biography of Tycho Brahe", Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, New York, 1990. (p133)
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