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Herman Munthe-Kaas (25 May 1890 – 5 May 1977) was a
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1890 births 1977 deaths Architects from Oslo Oslo University College alumni {{Norway-architect-stub
Herman Munthe-Kaas (25 May 1890 – 5 May 1977) was a Norwegian
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architect
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. He was primarily known for his functionalist building designs.
Biography
Munthe-Kaas was born at Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Marius William Munthe-Kaas (1856-1926) and Hermine Cathrine Blichfeldt (1863-1937). Munthe-Kaas graduated from Kristiania tekniske skole (nowOslo University College
Oslo University College ( no, Høgskolen i Oslo; HiO) was the largest state university college in Norway from 1994 to 2011, with more than 18,000 students and approximately 1800 employees.
) in 1910 and Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
The National College of Art and Design ( no, Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole) was established in 1818.
In 1996 the National College of Art and Design became part of Oslo National Academy of the Arts (''Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo'', KHiO).
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(''Statens Håndverks- og Kunstindustriskole'') in 1912. He apprenticed with Arnstein Arneberg from 1916 to 1918. In 1918, Munthe Kaas attended the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and during 1919-20 the Academy of Arts in Copenhagen
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.
Together with Gudolf Blakstad, he started the architectural firm Blakstad og Munthe-Kaas Arkitekter in 1922. The firm discontinued a few years after Gudolf Blakstad death in 1989. The firm collaborated on several significant assignments in Norway including Kunstnernes Hus for which they were awarded the Houen Foundation Award in 1931.
Their work also included the City Hall in Haugesund (1931), Elgeseter Bridge
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(1951) in Trondheim
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, Bodø Cathedral (1956) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland
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and Alfaset chapel (1972) in Oslo.
See also
*Nordic Classicism
Nordic Classicism was a style of architecture that briefly blossomed in the Nordic countries ( Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland) between 1910 and 1930.
Until a resurgence of interest for the period during the 1980s (marked by several scholarl ...
References
Other sources
*Grønvold, Ulf & Jiří Havran (2000) ''Priset arkitektur 1904-2000: bygninger belønnet med A.C. Houens fonds diplom'' (Oslo: Arkitekturforlaget)External links
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1890 births 1977 deaths Architects from Oslo Oslo University College alumni {{Norway-architect-stub