Peer Qvam, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Peer Qvam

Norwegian architect

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1911

Place of Birth: Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1977

Profession: architect

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Peer Qvam

  • Peer Hafslo Qvam (24 December 1911 – 27 July 1977) was a Norwegian architect.He was born at Holmestrand in Vestfold, Norway.
  • He was a son of chemical engineer Olaf Hafslo Qvam (1873–1960) and his wife Sigrid Sørby (1875–1929).
  • He enrolled as a student in 1931, and graduated in architecture from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1936.
  • In 1938 he married Elsa Wik (1913-1981).
  • He first worked for architects Johan Meyer, Dagfinn Morseth and Mads Wiel Gedde.
  • In 1944 he started his own architect's office in Oslo.
  • From 1946-58, Qvam worked in partnership (Engh og Seip Arkitektkontor A/S) with John Engh.Qvam is especially known for his railway station architecture.
  • Qvam and Engh won a contest to design Oslo Central Station in 1946.
  • From 1956 he was a consultant for the municipal office that planned the Oslo Tunnel, as well as two stations in this tunnel: Elisenberg and Nationaltheatret.
  • He also designed seven stations in the Oslo Metro network.
  • In the city center there were Jernbanetorget, Grønland and Tøyen, designed between 1961 and 1964 and opened in May 1966.
  • On the Grorud Line there were Carl Berners plass, Risløkka, Vollebekk and Veitvet, designed between 1960 and 1964 and opened in October 1966.

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