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Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon BJORNHAUG, Odd Born: fl 1935 Died: after 1974 Architect SACA: Reg No: 612 Year registered: 1935 Spec. Qual. Exam. (Witwatersrand) Bjornhaug was born in Norway and was educated at Trondheim Cathedral School and the Norwegian Technical High School. He was in private practice in Norway for a year and a half before leaving for South Africa in about 1928. He worked in Durban for five years in the office of AAR McKINLAY and from 1933 for PR COOKE in Johannesburg, resident architect on Duchess Mansions. He registered with the Institute of South African Architects in 1935 and resigned from the ISAA in 1974. In 1959 his address was 83, Greenside Road, Greenside, Johannesburg. By 1969 he is recorded as a salaried member of the Transvaal Institute in the employ of the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS of address Supreme Court Buildings, Johannesburg. MNAL; ISAA 1935; TPIA 1935 (ISAA mem list; SAAR Feb 1936:50) All truncated references not fully cited in 'References' are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. Books citing BJORNHAUG ISAA. 1959. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1958-1959 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1958-1959. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 88, 182 ISAA. 1969. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1968-1969 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1968-1969. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 89, 137