Paul Due
Paul Due (born August 13, 1835 in Kristiansand ; † February 26, 1919 in Christiania ) was a Norwegian architect and is considered a representative of the Hanover School ( hannoverskolen ), as is Bernhard Christoph Steckmest , with whom he worked from 1870 to 1890.
Due studied engineering in Hanover from 1852 to 1856 . In the first few years after graduating, he worked for various clients in the United States . Among other things, he designed fortifications in the southern states during the American Civil War .
In 1865 he returned to Norway. There he designed 23 buildings in Drammen after the great fire in 1866 .
In 1870 the cooperation with Steckmest began in the Due & Steckmest office community . Steckmest's job was to carry out the plans, while Due had administrative responsibility and supervised the execution of the buildings. During this time a number of famous buildings were built in Christiania.
After working with Steckmest, Due was a railway architect for the Norges Statsbaner from 1891 to 1910 . There he designed more than 2000 buildings in connection with the development of the Norwegian rail network, but some of these buildings must be attributed to his son Paul Armin Due , who was mainly active in the same field between 1900 and 1910. The typical station buildings in Swiss, Art Nouveau and Chinese styles were created. These buildings were mainly to be found on Solørbanen , Gudbrandsdalsbanen , Setesdalsbanen , Brevikbanen , Ofotbanen and Gjøvikbanen . One of his most famous structures from this period is the station building in Hamar from 1896.
While he was railway architect, he has also designed several other outstanding buildings such as the built of brick Vålerenga skole with teacher apartment and gym from the years 1891 to 1895. Drawn he also has 1891 in the House of Culture Festiviteten i Skien integrated and until 2010 operated Teater Ibsen in Skien .
Selection of works by Due & Steckmest
- 1872–1873 and 1884–1885 - Athenæum at Akersgata 18 in Oslo
- 1872 - Parkveien 43 in Oslo
- 1873 - department store Steen & Strøm in the Kongens gate 23 in Oslo, burned down in 1929 and 1930 by architect Ole Sverre rebuilt in 1930
- 1873–1875 - Villa Lykkeberg in Lykkebergparken in Fredrikstad
- 1873 - Tenement houses at Inkognitogate 16 in Oslo
- 1875 - Onsumslottet (Onsumschloss) at St. Halvards gate 33 in Oslo, demolished in 1905
- 1875 - Due's own villa at Inkognitogate 14 in Oslo
- 1877 - Parkveien 41a in Oslo
- 1880–1881 - Housing complex on Sehesteds plass in Oslo
- 1881 - Uranienborg terrace 11 in Oslo
- 1883 - St. Edmunds Church at 30 Møllergate in Oslo
- 1885 - Uranienborgslottet (Uranienborg Castle), Uranienborg terrace 2 and the associated buildings No. 4 and 6
- 1885–1889 - Det engelske kvarter residential complex (English quarter) on Solli plass in Oslo, demolished in 1965
- 1887 - Ringnesslottet , 43 Colletts gate in Oslo
- 1889 - Uranienborg terrace 9 in Oslo
- 1891 - Festiviteten i Skien (House of Culture) in Skien
- 1896 - Hamar station
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Due, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kristiansand |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 1919 |
| Place of death | Christiania |