Peer Qvam

Who is Peer Qvam?

Peer Hafslo Qvam was a Norwegian architect.

He was born in Holmestrand as a son of chemical engineer Olaf Hafslo Qvam and Sigrid Sørby. He enrolled as a student in 1931, and graduated in architecture from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1936. In 1938 he married teacher's daughter Elsa Wik.

In 1944 he started his own architect's office in Oslo. He is especially known for his railway station architecture. He won a contest to design Oslo Central Station in 1946, together with John Engh. From 1956 he was a consultant for the municipal office that planned the Oslo Tunnel, as well as two stations in this tunnel: Elisenberg and Nationaltheatret. He also designed seven stations in the Oslo Metro network. In the city center there were Jernbanetorget, Grønland and Tøyen, designed between 1961 and 1964 and opened in May 1966. On the Grorud Line there were Carl Berners plass, Risløkka, Vollebekk and Veitvet, designed between 1960 and 1964 and opened in October 1966.