Rolf Ramm Østgaard

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

Rolf Ramm Østgaard
Born(1923-01-15)15 January 1923
Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
Died8 November 2014(2014-11-08) (aged 91)
Bærum, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Education—
Alma materNorwegian Institute of Technology
OccupationArchitect
Notable work
Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology in Oslo (1985)
Parent(s)Nikolai Ramm Østgaard
Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology

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]

References
  1. Seip, Elisabeth. "Rolf Ramm Østgård". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. Erling Welle-Strand. "Nikolai Ramm Østgaard". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  3. "Om oss. Historie". Terje Grønmo arkitekter A/S. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  4. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Rolf Ramm Østgaard". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 January 2017.



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