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John Engh (5 June 1915 – 5 December 1996) was a Norwegian architect, most known for his innovative work in stone and concrete. Engh was born in New York City. He was the son of Adolf Abel Engh (1884-1941) and Anna Madsine Hald (1888-1972). His father was a Norwegian engineer who was working in the United States at the time of his birth. Engh grew up in Catalonia, Spain, where his father also worked as an engineer. Engh was educated at ETH Zürich and the Norwegian Institute of Technology where he earned his diploma in 1938. He had apprenticeships at various architectural firms in Oslo, Barcelona, and Pittsburgh before being hired as an architect with the Royal Norwegian Air Force at CFB Borden in Canada. During the World War II, he served at the Norwegian bases in Canada, where he designed

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