Geir Grung (architect)
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Geir Grung was a Norwegian architect.
He was born in Bergen
as a son of architect Leif Kuhnle Grung, and took his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
in 1949. He studied together with Sverre Fehn
, and cooperated with him on several occasions. From 1954 he ran an architect's office together with Georg Greve. When Greve retired in 1970, Grung continued on his own. Grung was a modernist, and was involved in the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne
.
Grung was married twice.
He was born in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
as a son of architect Leif Kuhnle Grung, and took his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
The Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry was established in 1818.In 1996 the National Academy of Craft and Art Industry became part of Oslo National Academy of the Arts .-Noted alumni:-External links:*...
in 1949. He studied together with Sverre Fehn
Sverre Fehn
Sverre Fehn was a Norwegian architect. The architect’s highest international honour came in 1997, when he was awarded both the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the Heinrich Tessenow Gold Medal.-Life:...
, and cooperated with him on several occasions. From 1954 he ran an architect's office together with Georg Greve. When Greve retired in 1970, Grung continued on his own. Grung was a modernist, and was involved in the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne
Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne
The Congrès internationaux d'architecture moderne – CIAM was an organization founded in 1928 and disbanded in 1959, responsible for a series of events and congresses arranged around the world by the most prominent architects of the time, with the objective of spreading the principles of the Modern...
.
Grung was married twice.