Christian Christie is remembered for work that changed how the next generation built.
The record lists Christian Christie as Norwegian architect (1832–1906).
Christian Christie was born at Bergen in 1832. His recorded nationality is Norway. He trained at Leibniz University Hannover.
Industrialisation gave architecture iron, glass and the lift, and with them the problems of the railway station, the factory and the tall city block.
He is recorded as architect.
Among his best-known works are Borgund Church and Haraldshaugen. Of all the arts, architecture is the one whose failures are hardest to remove.
Recognition followed: Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav, 2nd Class Order of the Crown, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and Commander of the Order of St. Olav.
That the work was built in Norway shaped it: climate, materials, planning law and who holds the budget all decide what can actually be built.
Christian Christie died in 1906, aged 74. The buildings remain, still in use by people who never knew the name - which is the particular afterlife architecture offers.
Achievements
- Notable work: Borgund Church
- Notable work: Haraldshaugen
- Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav
- 2nd Class Order of the Crown
- Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Trained at Leibniz University Hannover
