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Sverre Fehn

Born: 1924 | Kongsberg, Norway

Died: 2009 | Olso, Norway

Awards: Pritzker Prize (1997), Heinrich Tessenow Gold Medal (1997)

Projects: Norwegian Glacier Museum, 1962 Venice Biennale Nordic Pavilion, Hedmark Museum, National Museum of Art, Architecture & Design Oslo

Norwegian Glacier Museum, Fjærland, Norway (1991)

Norwegian Glacier Museum by Sverre Fehn © Frode Inge Helland CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Økern Care Home (Økernhjemmet, Økern Nursing Home), Oslo, Norway, with Geir Grung (1955)

Økern Care Home by Fehn © Anne-Sophie Ofrim CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Villa Schreiner, Oslo, Norway (1963)

Villa Schreiner by Sverre Fehn © Vidariv CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Villa Norrköping, Norrköping, Sweden (1963-1964)

Villa Norrköping by Sverre Fehn © Sebastian F CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Hedmark Museum, Hamar, Norway (1967-1979)

Hedmark Museum by Sverre Fehn photo by Jensens (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Teglsteinshuset II (The Brick House), Bærums Verk, Norway (1986-1987)

Teglsteinshuset II (The Brick House) by Sverre Fehn © Liv K. Krogstad CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Aukrust Center, Alvdal, Norway (1996)

Aukrust Center by Sverre Fehn © Anne-Sophie Ofrim CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Gyldendal (Gyldendalhuset), Oslo, Norway (2007)

Gyldendal House by Sverre Fehn © Hans A. Rosbach CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons