Peter Butenschøn (born 20 April 1944) is a Norwegian architect and publicist. He was born in

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, the son of Barthold A. Butenschøn and

Ragnhild Butenschøn Ragnhild Butenschøn, née Jakhelln (21 September 1912 – 3 September 1992) was a Norwegian sculptor. She was especially known for her church art. Personal life She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, She was a daughter of major Alf Jak ...

. From 1973 to 1980 he lectured in city planning at the

Oslo School of Architecture and Design The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (, AHO) is an autonomous institution within the Norwegian university system. The School offers education in the fields of architecture, urbanism, design, and landscape architecture. AHO offers three f ...

. He was co-editor of the Norwegian journal '' Byggekunst'' and has been an architecture critic for the newspaper ''

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''. He worked for the

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and contributed to the ''Report to Parliament'' titled ''Kultur i tiden''. He was the first leader of the foundation ''Norsk Form'', and chaired the board of the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History from 1989 to 1997.

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1944 births Living people Academic staff of the Oslo School of Architecture and Design {{norway-architect-stub