Arne Gunnarsjaa

Between 1962 and 1967 Gunnarsjaa studied at an international branch campus of the University of Oslo in Rome, and served as assistant to Profs. Christian Norberg-Schulz and Hjalmar Torp.^[1] Gunnarsjaa, who spoke fluent Italian, developed a deep understanding of Italian culture.^[1]

In 1999, Gunnarsjaa completed his Arkitekturleksikon, a monumental book on architectural history and technique covering around 7000 topics. The Arkitekturleksikon was published in 2007.^[2] His other publications include Arkitekturhistorie (2001) and Norges arkitekturhistorie (2006).^[3][4][1]

Gunnarsjaa's final project was his leadership of the Nidaros Cathedral Restoration Workshop (Norwegian: Nidaros Domkirkes Restaureringsarbeider, NDR) from 1989 to 2006.^[1] He died in 2015.

• Nidaros Cathedral