Background
Arnstein Rynning Arneberg was born in Fredrikshald as a son of factory manager Mauritz Otto Edward Arneberg (1845–1913) and Hermione Nicoline Mathilde Rynning (1858–1944). Arnstein Arneberg grew up in Lysaker in Oslo. In 1910 he married Aagot Kielland Skavlan (1888–1960), a daughter of professor Olaf Skavlan.
Education
From 1899–1902, he was a student at the Royal Drawing School, now the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Oslo. Arneberg began his education of the architect with employment as assistant to the architect, Alfred Christian Dahl (1857–1940) in Oslo from 1888–1900. Arneberg studied at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm from 1904 to 1906.
He also studied with Swedish architects Isak Gustaf Clason, Gustaf Lindgren, and Erik Lallerstedt.
In Stockholm, he studied with a group of Norwegian architect students who came to be influential in the academic environment, including Magnus Poulsson.
Career
He was active as an architect for 50 years and is often considered the leading architect in Norway of his time. In 1908, Arneberg established his own architectural practice. As an independent architect, Arneberg"s work included a large array of residences, office buildings, churches, railroad stations, and interiors.
He is most famous for his work on the Oslo City Hall (with Magnus Poulsson) and interior design of the United Nations Security Council in New York City.
The Viking Ship Museum in Bygdøy, built for the Oseberg ship was completed in 1926. The halls for the ships from Gokstad and Tune were completed in 1932.
He also worked on Skaugum, the official residence of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway.
Membership
Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.