Thorvald Astrup
| Thorvald Astrup | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Thorvald Astrup | |
| Born |
May 18, 1876 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | August 12, 1940 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater |
Christiania Technical School in 1891-92 Christiania Fine Art School Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Years active | 1899-1940 |
| Known for |
Såheim Power Station Tyssedal Power Station Norsk Hydro administration building Tinnosbanen and Rjukanbanen railroad stations |
| Style | Neoclassicism, functionalism, jugendstil |
| Children | Henning Astrup |
| Parent(s) | Harald Astrup |
| Relatives |
Eivind Astrup (brother) Sigurd Astrup (brother) Henning Astrup (brother) |
Thorvald Astrup (18 May 1876 – 12 August 1940) was a Norwegian architect, particularly known for industrial architecture.
Born in Oslo (Christiania), he was educated at Christiania Technical School in 1891-92, and Christiania Fine Art School the following year; he also attended Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg from 1896-97. In 1899 he started to work as an architect, and was soon specializing in industrial constructions, particularly related to power production and transmission, factories and dams; many monumental installations were built in neoclassic or functionalistic style. These include Såheim Power Station in Rjukan (1916), Tyssedal Power Station[1] (1906), while the administration building for Norsk Hydro in Rjukan is built in jugendstil. Astrup also designed all the railway stations on Tinnosbanen and Rjukanbanen.[2]
References
- ↑ See also Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry
- ↑ Payton, Gary and Lepperød, Trond (1995). Rjukanbanen; på sporet av et industrieventyr (in Norwegian). Rjukan: Mana Forlag. p. 203.