Georg Greve (architect)
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Georg Jens Greve (July 28, 1884 – January 4, 1973) was a Norwegian architect.
Biography
Greve was born in Bergen.[https://snl.no/Georg_Jens_Greve Store norske leksikon: Georg Jens Greve.][https://nbl.snl.no/Georg_J_Greve Norsk biografisk leksikon: Georg J Greve.][https://nkl.snl.no/Georg_Jens_Greve Norsk kunstnerleksikon: Georg Jens Greve.] He was the brother of the artist Bernhard Greve (1886–1962), and was the cousin of the architect Bredo Greve (1871–1931) and the weaving and tapestry expert Ulrikke Greve (1868–1951). He is best known for preparing the zoning plan for Bergen together with Albert Lilienberg after the Bergen fire of 1916.Der deutsche Historikerstreit: Stadtgeschichte und Stadtplanung: Bericht über das 3. deutsch-norwegische Historikertreffen in Trondheim, Juni 1988. 1988. Oslo: Norges almenvitenskapelige forskningsråd, p. 103. Greve is also the single person that had the greatest influence on shaping the modern center of Bergen built between 1920 and 1940.
After taking his university qualifying exams in 1904 and graduating from the first class at the Military Academy in 1905, Greve went to Trondheim, where he was admitted to the Trondheim Technical School ({{langx|no|Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt}}), which he graduated from in 1909. After this he worked with the architects Egill Reimers and Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland in Bergen until 1911, and he then headed the Stavanger Cement Factor Architects Office until 1914. He then moved to Stockholm, where he worked with the architect Ragnar Östberg until 1916 and was involved in construction of Stockholm City Hall.Östberg, Ragnar. 1929. The Stockholm Town Hall. Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söner.Semmingsen, Ingrid. 1980. Et Folk i fred og krig. Oslo: Aschehoug, p. 229.
Greve established his own bureau in Bergen in 1916, where he won second prize in the competition for the zoning plan after the fire that same year. In 1923 he was appointed the municipal architect for Aker; he held the position until 1948, when he then became the city architect of Oslo. In 1950 he established his own office in Oslo, and in 1954 he founded the company Greve and Grung Architects ({{langx|no|Arkitektene Greve og Grung}}) together with Geir Grung.[https://nbl.snl.no/Geir_Grung Norsk biografisk leksikon: Geir Grung.]Saur Allgemeines Künstler Lexikon. 2009. Munich: K.G. Saur, p. 486.
He died in Oslo.
Selected works
- Høybråten Church, 1932
- Nedre Bekkelaget School, 1938
- Sinsen School, 1938
- Røa Church, 1939
- Grefsen Church, 1940
- Tonsen Church, 1961
- Årvoll School, 1961
- Høyenhall School, 1972
Gallery
File:Høybråten kirke 1.jpg| Høybråten Church, 1932
File:Bekkelaget skole.JPG| Bekkelaget School, 1938
File:Röa kirke IMG 0129 rk 85329.JPG|Røa Church,1939
File:Grefsen kirke 20080531-1.jpg| Grefsen Church, 1940
File:Tonsen Kirke 1.jpg| Tonsen Church, 1961
References
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External links
- [https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Georg_Greve Localhistoriewiki: Georg Jens Greve]
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Category:Architects from Bergen
Category:Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni