Birgit Cold

Article summary

Birgit Cold (born 8 April 1936) was a Danish-born Norwegian architect and educator. She established her own practice in Trondheim together with Tore Brantenberg and Edvard Hiorthøy in 1964 and became a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 1985. Her main areas of interest included the school environment and concern for well-being and health. Cold is also known for her sketching which she often used to express her understanding of architecture.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1936-04-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1936-04-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1964 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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5. The record states that the date of establishment is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372281966