Kjetil Trædal Thorsen

Kjetil Trædal Thorsen is a Norwegian architect. In 1987, he co-founded the architecture firm Snøhetta.

History Thorsen was born on 14 June 1958 on the Norwegian coastal island of Karmøy. After several years in Germany and England, he studied architecture in Graz, Austria. He had practiced at the office of Espen Tharaldsen (Arbeidsgruppen Hus) in Bergen (1982–1983), Ralph Erskine in Stockholm (1983–1984) and David Sandved in Haugesund (1985). In 1987, he formed an architectural practice in Oslo with a group of young architects. They named it Snøhetta after the tallest mountain in the Dovrefjell National Park.

Designs Thorsen led several award-winning design competitions for public buildings around the world. He led the Snøhetta teams designing the museum built for the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway,

Decorations and honorary degrees 2008 Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav 2010 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2011 Honorary doctor (dr.h.c.) of Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) 2013 Prince Eugen Medal for architecture