From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arne Korsmo
Arne Korsmo
plom) (1937 with Sverre Aasland) and (1939) for the Hav-
na Housing Development. In 1939, he was knighted with
the French Legion of Honor. At the Triennale in Milan, he
won the (1954) Grand Prix and a gold medal and (1957)
silver medal. He was honored with a memorial exhibition
at the Henie-Onstad Art Centre (1972). [4][5][6]
Notable works
• (1930-32) Havna Allé 1-14 (with Sverre Aasland)
• (1934-35) Villa Riise (with Sverre Aasland)
• (1937-39) Villa Stenersen [7]
Villa Stenersen in 1938 • (1929–30) Lille Frøens vei (with Sverre Aasland)
• (1932) Villa Dammann (with Sverre Aasland)
Arne Korsmo (14 August 1900 - 29 August 1968) was a • (1937) Norges paviljong, Paris (with Knut Knutsen and
leading architect in Norway and a propagator of the in- Ole Lind Schistad)
ternational architectural style.[1] • (1938) Vi Kan-utstillingen (with Knut Knutsen and
Andreas Nygaard)
Biography • (1961–63) Britannia Hotel, Trondheim (with Terje Moe)
Arne Korsmo grew up in Oslo and took his final exams
during 1920. He earned a diploma from the architectural
line of the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1926.
He practiced with some of Oslo’s leading architects in-
cluding Arnstein Arneberg and Magnus Poulsson. From
1926-27, Korsmo worked at Bryn and Ellefsen’s architec-
tural office, where he first came into contact with mod-
ernism. In 1928, Korsmo started his own practice with ar-
chitect, Sverre Aasland (1899 - 1989). Korsmo drew plans
for 50 villas, several of which are regarded as master- • Villa Dammann
pieces of Norwegian functionalism. Several of his villas
were designed and built in the years while he was in part-
nership with Sverre Aasland.[2]
From 1935, Korsmo lectured at the Norwegian Na-
tional Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Oslo and was
professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. At
the same time he worked as an architect and designer, of-
ten with his second wife, designer Grete Prytz Kittelsen.
Among his central mission was Norway’s pavilion at the
Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la
Vie Moderne (1937) and arranging Norway’s participa-
tion in Milan X Triennale, (1954).
In 1950, Korsmo was asked by Swiss art historian, • Villa Riise
Siegfried Giedion to lead the Norwegian group of Congrès • Lille Frøens vei No 16
International d’Architecture Moderne. The group, which • Havna Allé No 9
was named PAGON (Progressive Architects Group Oslo, • Havna Allé No 11
Norway), had the goal of implementing and promoting • Havna Allé No 12
modern architecture. [3] • Havna Allé No 13
Arne Korsmo received the Sundt Prize (Sundts premie) • Havna Allé No 14
(1933) and Houen Foundation award (Houens Fonds Di-
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References .nbl_biografi/Rolf_E_Stenersen/utdypning.
Retrieved 29 July 2010.
[1] Arne Korsmo (Store norske leksikon)
[2] Sverre Aasland (Store norske leksikon)
[3] Arne Korsmo (Modern European Architecture Other sources
Museum NET) • Norberg-Schulz, Christian The Functionalist Arne
[4] 1937. Aasland & Korsmo. Havna villakvarter, Havna allé, Korsmo (Universitetsforlaget. 1986) ISBN
Oslo (Houens Fonds Diplom) 82-00-07128-6
[5] Arne Korsmo, 1933 (Sundts premie) • Brænne, Jon, Bøe, Eirik T., Skjerven, Astrid, Arne
[6] Arne Korsmo / utdypning (Store norske leksikon) Korsmo: arkitektur og design (Universitetsforlaget.
[7] Ustvedt, Øystein. "Rolf E Stenersen". In Helle, Knut 2004) ISBN 82-15-00209-9
(in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo:
Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/
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Date of birth 14 August 1900
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Persondata Date of death 29 August 1968
Name Korsmo, Arne Place of death
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