Norwegian architect
Arnstein Rynning Arneberg
(6 July 1882 ? 9 June 1961) was a
Norwegian
architect
. He was active professionally for 50 years and is often considered the leading architect in Norway of his time.
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Personal life
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Arnstein Rynning Arneberg was born in
Fredrikshald
(now Halden) as a son of factory manager Mauritz Otto Edward Arneberg (1845?1913) and Hermione Nicoline Mathilde Rynning (1858?1944). Arneberg grew up in
Lysaker
in
Oslo
.
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In 1910, he married Aagot Kielland Skavlan (1888?1960), a daughter of professor
Olaf Skavlan
. After the marriage was dissolved in 1923 Arneberg married Eva Elisabeth Reimers (1901?1987).
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A daughter from the first marriage, ceramicist Gro Skavlan Arneberg, was married to economist and politician
Egil Lothe
.
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Education
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From 1899?1902, he was a student at the Royal Drawing School, now the
Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
in Oslo. Arneberg began his education of the architect with employment as assistant to the architect, Alfred Christian Dahl (1857?1940) in Oslo from 1888?1900. Arneberg studied at the
Royal Institute of Technology
in Stockholm from 1904 to 1906. He also studied with Swedish architects
Isak Gustaf Clason
, Gustaf Lindgren, and Erik Lallerstedt. In Stockholm, he studied with a group of Norwegian architect students who came to be influential in the academic environment, including
Magnus Poulsson
.
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Career
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In 1908, Arneberg established his own architectural practice. He and architect Ole Andreas Sverre (1865?1952) worked as partners on Arneberg's earliest works, including a proposal for the Royal Lodge (
Kongsseteren
) at Voksenkollen, outside Oslo. As an independent architect, Arneberg's work included a large array of residences, office buildings, churches, railroad stations, and interiors.
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He is best known for his work on the
Oslo City Hall
(with
Magnus Poulsson
) and interior design of the
UN Security Council
in
New York City
.
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He is also known for his work on the
Viking Ship Museum
in
Bygdøy
, built for the
Oseberg ship
, which was completed in 1926, as well as
Skaugum
, the official residence of the
Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway
.
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Awards
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Arneberg was one of the first recipients of the
Medal of St. Hallvard
in 1956 and was awarded the
Prince Eugen Medal
in 1960.
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He was named a Commander with Star of the
Order of St. Olav
and received the King Haakon VII's Jubilee Medal and the King Haakon VII's Commemorative Medal in gold. He was made a commander of the
Order of the Polar Star
and was elected a member of the
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
in
Stockholm
.
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The Østfold Architectural Association (ØAF) named the Arnstein Arneberg Prize (
Arnstein Arnebergprisen
) in his honor. The prize was first awarded for the 50-year anniversary of the ØAF in 2008.
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Selected works
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References
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- ^
"Arnstein Rynning Arneberg (1882-1961)"
. artemisia.no. Archived from
the original
on May 26, 2008
. Retrieved
May 1,
2017
.
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a
b
c
Seip, Elisabeth.
"Arnstein Arneberg"
. In
Helle, Knut
(ed.).
Norsk biografisk leksikon
(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget
. Retrieved
5 April
2014
.
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Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973).
"Lothe, Egil"
.
Hvem er hvem?
(in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 350
. Retrieved
5 April
2014
.
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The Viking Ship Museum
(Kulturhistorisk museum)
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Jens Christian Eldal (20 February 2017).
"Alfred Christian Dahl"
. Norsk kunstnerleksikon
. Retrieved
May 1,
2017
.
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Geir Tandberg Steigan.
"Ole Andreas Sverre (1865-1952)"
. artemisia.no
. Retrieved
May 1,
2017
.
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Bjørn Cappelen.
"Arnstein Arneberg"
. Store norske leksikon
. Retrieved
May 1,
2017
.
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"The Royal Lodge Kongsseteren"
. Det Norske kongehuset
. Retrieved
May 1,
2017
.
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"What is the Security Council?"
. United Nations
. Retrieved
May 1,
2017
.
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Ole Petter Bjerkek.
"Ole Sverre, Arkitek"
. Norsk biografisk leksikon
. Retrieved
May 1,
2017
.
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Skaugum in Asker
(The Royal Family)
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"Prins Eugen Medaljen"
(PDF)
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 29 March 2020
. Retrieved
14 February
2015
.
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Jens Christian Eldal (20 February 2017).
"Arnstein Rynning Arneberg"
. Norsk kunstnerleksikon
. Retrieved
May 1,
2017
.
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"Arnstein Arnebergprisen"
. Norske arkitekters landsforbund
. Retrieved
May 1,
2017
.
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"Volda kyrkje"
. Den Norske Kirke
. Retrieved
May 1,
2017
.
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"Uranienborg kirke"
. Den Norske Kirke
. Retrieved
May 1,
2017
.
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"Glemmen kirke l"
. Den Norske Kirke
. Retrieved
May 1,
2017
.
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Den Norske Kirke.
"Skjerstad kirke"
. Retrieved
May 1,
2017
.
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"Høyanger kyrkje"
. Den Norske Kirke
. Retrieved
May 1,
2017
.
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