Sverre Fehn

Sverre Fehn ( born August 14, 1924 in Kongsberg, † February 23, 2009 in Oslo) was a Norwegian architect of modernity and Pritzker Prize winner.

Life

Fehn graduated from the Architectural Studies in Oslo in 1949 and opened his own office. Between 1952 and 1953 he traveled to Morocco and from 1953 to 1954 he worked for Jean Prouvé in Paris. At the age of 34 years Fehn reached international attention through his design for the Norwegian pavilion at the World Exhibition in Brussels in 1958.

The architecture of Sverre Fehn calls the basic shapes and simple principles. In the 1960s, clear, orthogonal and compact floor plan dispositions marked his designs. Later, his buildings were outspoken, yet there was the sharp criticism of postmodernists a break in his career.

His buildings have been awarded with the Norwegian Architecture Prize Betongtavlen. In 1997, Fehn also received the Pritzker Prize, the golden Heinrich Tessenow Medal and him honorary membership in the covenant was awarded German Architects BDA.

Significant works

  • Norwegian Pavilion at the Brussels World's Fair, 1958
  • Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, 1958-1962
  • Hamar Bispegard Museum in Hamar, 1967-1979
  • Tegelsteinhuset in Bærum, 1987
  • Norwegian Glacier Museum in Sogndal, 1992
  • Aukrust Museum in Alvdal, 1992-1996
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