Wenche Elisabeth Selmer (23 May 1920 – 30 May 1998) was a Norwegian architect. She specialized in timber architecture, working residential projects. Her wooden cabins and houses were inspired by nature and designed to not overwhelm or dominate but rather blend with the natural landscape.[1][2][3][4]
Wenche Selmer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wenche Elisabeth Reimers 23 May 1920 |
| Died | 30 May 1998 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | Oslo School of Architecture and Design École des Beaux-Arts |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse(s) | James Robert Collett (1914-1941). Jens Andreas Selmer (1911-1995) |
| Practice | Associated architectural firm[s] |
Biography edit
Wenche Elisabeth Reimers was born in Paris, France while his father was pursued law practice. She was the daughter of attorney Herman Foss Reimers (1874-1961) and Birgit Bødtker Næss (1882-1945). Her family returned to Norway when she was six years old and settled at Vestre Aker in Oslo. She graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole) in 1945. After graduating, she apprenticed with architect Arnstein Arneberg who was married to her older half-sister, Eva Reimers (1901–1987). She followed with a year of training with architect Marcel Lods at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. From 1948 she worked for architects Arne Pedersen (1897-1951) and Reidar Winge Lund (1908-1978) in Oslo. In 1954, she started her architectural firm and began a collaboration with Jens Andreas Selmer. She taught at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design from 1976 to 1987. [5][6] [7]
Awards edit
Personal life edit
In 1941, she married James Robert Collett (1914-1941). In 1954, she married Jens Andreas Selmer (1911-1995)
References edit
- ^ Ulf Gronvold. "Norway : 80 years of modernism" (PDF). Upcommons.upc.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
- ^ "Aesthetic Qualities of Cross Laminated Timber" (PDF). Ybn.aau.dk. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
- ^ Tostrup, Elisabeth. "Norwegian Wood - Wenshe Selmer Style". arkitekturforskning.
- ^ "NORWAY: APPROACHES TO NATURE AND TRADITION". Docomomo Journal. March 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Nils Anker. "Wenche Selmer". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Marcel Lods". architectuul.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ Elisabeth Seip (2017-02-20). "Jens Selmer". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "1962-63. Trosterudstien 1, Wenche og Jens Selmer". Norske arkitekters landsforbund. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ Håvard Hagen (2015-05-05). "Treprisen 1969". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
Other sources edit
- Elisabeth Tostrup (2006) Norwegian Wood: The Thoughtful Architecture of Wenche Selmer (Princeton Architectural Press) ISBN 978-1568985930
External links edit
- Charrington, Harry (2010-12-01). "Michael Asgaard Andersen (ed.), Nordic Architects Write: A Documentary Anthology, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2008". Architectural Theory Review. 15 (3): 396–397. doi:10.1080/13264826.2010.524145. ISSN 1326-4826.
- Ellefsen, Karl Otto (2015). "Detoured Installations: The Policies and Architecture of the Norwegian National Tourist Routes Project". Architectural Design. 85 (2): 64–75. doi:10.1002/ad.1878.
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