Rolf Ramm Østgaard Explained

Rolf Ramm Østgaard
Birth Date:15 January 1923
Birth Place:Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
Death Place:Bærum, Norway
Education:
Alma Mater:Norwegian Institute of Technology
Occupation:Architect
Notable Works:Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology in Oslo (1985)
Parents:Nikolai Ramm Østgaard

Rolf Ramm Østgaard (15 January 1923  - 8 November 2014) was a Norwegian architect.[1]

Personal life

Ramm Østgaard was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Nikolai Ramm Østgaard (1885-1958) and his wife Ragni Gullichsen (1894-1956).[1] His father was a military officer and aide-de-camp for King Olav V of Norway. His mother served as lady-in-waiting to Princess Märtha of Sweden.[2] He married Helene Bergland Ottesen in 1947.[1]

Career

Ramm Østgaard graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1947. He served as an apprentice to Swedish architect Hakon Ahlberg (1942–43) and as assistant to architect Knut Bergersen in Trondheim (1946–47). He worked for Alvar Aalto (1947 - 1948) and for Erling Viksjø (1948 - 1952). He was employed at the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property (1952-1956).[1] He established his own firm, Østgaard Arkitekter A/S (now Terje Grønmo Arkitekter A/S) in 1956.[3]

His designs include the Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi (1960), the chemistry building at the University of Oslo (1968), the Norwegian Embassy in Beijing (1973), and the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology in Oslo (1985). From 1968 to 1970 he served as president of the Association of Norwegian Architects.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Rolf Ramm Østgård . Elisabeth . Seip . Norsk kunstnerleksikon . Norwegian . 28 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Nikolai Ramm Østgaard. Norsk biografisk leksikon . Erling Welle-Strand. September 1, 2017.
  3. Web site: Om oss. Historie. Terje Grønmo arkitekter A/S . September 1, 2017.
  4. Encyclopedia: Rolf Ramm Østgaard . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 28 January 2017.