Henning Astrup | |
Birth Date: | 21 February 1904 |
Birth Place: | Kristiania, Norway |
Nationality: | Norwegian |
Parents: | Thorvald Astrup |
Relatives: | Eivind Astrup (uncle) Sigurd Astrup (uncle) Henning Astrup (uncle) Peter Andreas Morell (uncle) |
Occupation: | Architect |
Henning Thorvaldssøn Astrup (21 February 1904 - 7 August 1983) was a Norwegian architect.[1]
He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway to architect Thorvald Astrup and Alfhild Ebbesen.[2] He was a nephew of Arctic explorer Eivind, architect Henning, and merchant Sigurd Astrup.[3]
Astrup graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1927.[4] From 1932 Henning Astrupworked in partnership with his father, Thorvald Astrup. Among his designs were industrial buildings for Norsk Hydro at Herøya, Rjukan, Notodden, Glomfjord and Kykkelsrud.[2] He also designed the lodging facilities Skjennungstua and Kikutstua in Nordmarka[4] and Skeikampen in Gausdal.[2] [5] [6]