Kristian Bjerknes
Kristian Bonnevie Bjerknes (born June 10, 1901 in Stockholm , Sweden , † November 28, 1981 in Bergen , Norway ) was a Norwegian architect, conservator and author.
Life
Kristian Bjerknes graduated from the Norwegian Technical University in 1924 . After completing his studies, he worked in an architecture firm in Bergen from 1925 to 1941 and finally at the Bergen Museum from 1942 until his retirement in 1971 .
Kristian Bjerkens published several writings on stave churches , such as about the Stave Church Urnes , stave church Kaupanger , Stave Church Borgund , stave Hopperstad and Fantoft Stave Church .
He received the Norwegian Architecture Prize ( Treprisen ) in 1975 for building villas in which he combined traditional with modern construction.
literature
By Kristian Bjerknes
- Utgav Gamle borgerhus i Bergen (1961)
- Kong Oscars gate gjennom tidene (1973)
- Kaupanger stavkirke og dens Konstruksjoner (1975)
About Kristian Bjerknes
- Torvanger, Åse Moe: Kristian Bjerknes, bevarer og fornyer , Oslo 2001, ISBN 82-7631-061-3
Web links
- Kristian Bjerknes in Store Norske Leksikon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kristian Bjerknes in Store Norske Leksikon, accessed January 17, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bjerknes, Kristian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bjerknes, Kristian Bonnevie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1981 |
| Place of death | Mountains |