Halvor Vreim (12 August 1894 – 6 February 1966) was a Norwegian architect who contributed to the documentation, conservation and restoration of old wooden buildings.

Personal life

Vreim was born in

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to farmer Gunnar Helgeson Vreim and Anne Jonsdotter Li. In 1930 he married Anna Bonli.

Career

Vreim started his career as a

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, and also studied theoretical and historical aspects of the profession. He was appointed at the

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from 1920, and at the

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from 1937 to 1964. He was approved as architect, and a member of the Association of Norwegian Architects from 1936. His works include ''Norwegian Decorative Art To-day'' from 1937, ''Norsk trearkitektur'' from 1939, and ''Laftehus'' from 1940. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the

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in 1963. He died in

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in 1966.

References

1894 births 1966 deaths People from Bø, Telemark Architects from Oslo {{Norway-architect-stub