Kjell Lund (18 June 1927 – 17 August 2013) was a Norwegian architect, songwriter and singer. Lund cooperated withNils Slaatto for many years.
Lund was born inLillehammer as a son of civil servant Arve Johan Lund and Margit Tora Hornes. He married Tove Berg in 1954.[1] He died in August 2013.[2]
He studied at theNorwegian Institute of Technology whence he graduated in 1950. The architectural firm of Lund & Slaatto Arkitekter AS founded in 1958 as a partnership of Kjell Lund andNils Slaatto. This firm was in operation until 1995. Among their designs are Asker City Hall (Asker rådhus) andChateau Neuf, astudent center at theUniversity of Oslo atBlindern. They also designed the popular systemÅlhytta, a module based construction system developed in 1969.[3]
They also designed several churches. Among these is theSt. Hallvard's Church and Monastery onEnerhaugen. TheRoman Catholic facility was awarded theHouen Foundation Award in 1975.[1][4][5]
Lund was an honorary member of the organizationsNational Association of Norwegian Architects, theAmerican Institute of Architects and theRoyal Swedish Academy of Arts. He was decorated Knight, First Class of theRoyal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1985, and also awarded thePrince Eugen Medal.[1]
Among his best known songs areHer kommer guttemusikken andDen store sinte svarte skumle katta til fru Haugen.[6]
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