Jan Inge Hovig
Jan Inge Hovig (11 May 1920 – 4 July 1977) was a Norwegian architect. Hovig was born in Verran Municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. He was the son of Johannes Sigurd Hovig (1895–1953) and Gudlaug Pauline Tangstad (1900–1969).
Jan Inge Hovig
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- Name
- Jan Inge Hovig
- Born
- 11 May 1920
- Birthplace
- Verran, Norway
- Died
- 4 June 1977
- Place of death
- Oslo
- Spouse
- Ingrid Espelid Hovig
- Education
- Norwegian Institute of Technology
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- architect
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Jan Inge Hovig (11 May 1920 – 4 July 1977) was a Norwegian architect. Hovig was born in Verran Municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. He was the son of Johannes Sigurd Hovig (1895–1953) and Gudlaug Pauline Tangstad (1900–1969).
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Jan Inge Hovig (1920–1977) was a Norwegian architect. Born in Verran Municipality, the architect died in Oslo. Jan Inge Hovig studied at Norwegian Institute of Technology.
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Hovig finished his studies at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1946. He was a city architect during the reconstruction of Narvik 1947–1950. Narvik had been devastated in battle during 1940 as part of the Norwegian Campaign of the German invasion of Norway. In 1950, he moved to Oslo and founded his own office. In 1956, Hovig entered into a partnership with Christian Norberg-Schulz. From 1972, Hovig entered into a partnership with Helge B. Kvernes in Porsgrunn. Hovig represented Norway at the Architecture Exhibition during the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Hovig's most notable work is the Arctic Cathedral (Tromsdalen kirke), which was designed in 1960 and finished in 1965. The church is part of the Tromsøysund parish in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. It is now probably the city's most famous building. Hovig married Norwegian television chef and author Ingrid Espelid Hovig in June 1977. Just one week after the wedding ceremony, he died of myocardial infarction. He was buried at Vestre gravlund in Oslo.
Grønnegata 122 building in Tromsø, Norway.
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Tromsdalen Church in Tromsø, Western facade
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• Name — Jan Inge Hovig • Born — 11 May 1920 • Birthplace — Verran, Norway • Died — 4 June 1977 • Place of death — Oslo • Spouse — Ingrid Espelid Hovig • Significant Buildings — Arctic Cathedral • Education — Norwegian Institute of Technology
Notable works
Notable works
• 1957: Fredskapellet (Peace Chapel) in Narvik • 1958: Harstad Church (Harstad kirke) • 1960: Villa Weidemann in Oslo • 1961: Troms county administration building (Troms fylkeskommunalt administrasjonsbygg) • 1962: The exhibition hall at Sjølyst (Messehallen på Sjølyst) in Oslo • 1965: Arctic Cathedral (Tromsdalen kirke) in Tromsø • 1965: Alfheim Swimming Pool (Alfheim svømmehall) in Tromsø • 1965: Finnsnes Business Bank (Finnsnes Forretningsbank) • 1968: Athletic Centre (Idrettens hus) in Narvik
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• Illustration — Arctic Cathedral, Tromsø • Illustration — Alfheim Swimming Pool, Tromsø • Illustration — Grønnegata 122, Tromsø. Office of Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration • Illustration — Harstad kirke
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- 1.Elisabeth Seip. Jan Inge Hovig. Norsk kunstnerleksikon.
- 2.lokalhistoriewiki.no. Jan Inge Hovig.
- 3.Bjørn Cappelen. Jan Inge Hovig. Store norske leksikon.
- 4.VG Drømmehytta kan bli århundrets bygg (In Norwegian)
- 5.Kulturminnesøk. Fredskapellet.
- 6.Architecture Guide for Northern Norway Fredskapellet
- 7.Architecture Guide for Northern Norway Harstad Church
- 8.Architecture Guide for Northern Norway Grønnegata 122
- 9.Architecture Guide for Northern Norway Tromsdalen Church
- 10.Architecture Guide for Northern Norway Alfheim Swimming Pool
- 11.Architecture Guide for Northern Norway Idrettens hus
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