Kjell Lund
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Personal life
Lund was born in LillehammerLillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
as the son of Arve Johan Lund and Margit Tora Hornes. He married Tove Berg in 1954.
Career
Lund cooperated with architect Nils SlaattoNils Slaatto
Nils Slaatto ., was for more than two decades one of Norway's most prominent and influential architects, having a strong and distinctive impression on Norwegian architecture.- Biography :...
for many years. Among their designs are Asker City Hall, Chateau Neuf
Chateau Neuf
For other uses, see Châteauneuf.Chateau Neuf is a building in Oslo that houses Det Norske Studentersamfund, , including cafes, bars, performance centers, and other facilities for student assembly...
in Oslo, and the module based system Ålhytta. Lund has also designed several churches. He is an honorary member of the organization National Association of Norwegian Architects.
Among his best known songs are "Her kommer guttemusikken" and "Den store sinte svarte skumle katta til fru Haugen".
He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1985.