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Henning Astrup
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Birth:
21 February 1904(Oslo, Oslo Municipality, Norway)
Death:
7 August 1983
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Norwegian Institute of Technology
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Biography
Henning Thorvaldssøn Astrup (21 February 1904 – 7 August 1983) was a Norwegian architect.
He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway to architect Thorvald Astrup and Alfhild Ebbesen. He was a nephew of Arctic explorer Eivind and merchant Sigurd Astrup.
Astrup graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1927. From 1932HenningAstrup worked in partnership with his father, Thorvald Astrup.Among his designs were industrial buildings for Norsk Hydro at Herøya, Rjukan, Notodden, Glomfjord and Kykkelsrud. He also designed the lodging facilitiesSkjennungstua and Kikutstua in Nordmarka and Skeikampenin Gausdal.