Education
Born in Gjerpen, Blakstad was educated at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, worked with Arnstein Arneberg and Herman Munthe-Kaas.
Born in Gjerpen, Blakstad was educated at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, worked with Arnstein Arneberg and Herman Munthe-Kaas.
With Herman Munthe-Kaas he drew the Odd Fellow building, Kunstnernes Hus and Bodø Cathedral. He also drew Det Nye Teater with Jens Gram Dunker. He died in Oslo.
He was noted for his work in the transition between neo-classicism and functionalism in Norwegian architecture.
