- John Engh
John Engh (born
June 5 , 1915 inNew York City - died 1996), was a Norwegianarchitect , known for his innovative work in stone and concrete. His designs include the Oslo Central Station, Industriens og eksportens hus (Ind-Eks Huset) and several other offices buildings. He acted as local architect for the building of Eero Saarinen's American Embassy in Oslo.Engh was educated at
ETH Zürich and theNorwegian Institute of Technology , and had apprenticeships at various architectural firms inOslo ,Barcelona , and Pittsburgh before being hired as an architect with theRoyal Norwegian Air Force atCFB Borden inCanada . He also worked for theUnited States government on reconstruction projects during the war years.Upon returning to
Scandinavia , he briefly worked for SAS inStockholm before moving to Oslo where he started his own firm that joined in partnership withPer Qvam .
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