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Curriculum Vitae
Arild Eugen Johansen
D.Arch (Kingston) Architect MNAL - Industrial Designer MNID.
16 July 1944
Oslo, Norway
Married to Hilde Rognlien Johansen since April 1, 1967
Bendik Rognlien Johansen, 22 January 1978
Anna Mona Rognlien Johansen, 16 September 1981
In Norway:
Nadderudåsen 15.
1357 BEKKESTUA, Norway
Tel. +47 6714 48 21
Mobile: +47 9012 9454
Fax: +47 850 32 770
e-mail: arildeugen@mac.com
Norwegian: native tongue
English: written and spoken fluently
French & German: limited command
England 1965-1972, Kenya 1984-1987, Tanzania 1990-1992,
Bangladesh 1998-2001
• Primary education Kampen Skole, Hovin skole, Oslo, Norway
• Secondary education, Teisen skole, Oslo, Norway (equivalent to A-levels or
International Baccalaureat).
• Mathematics and Philosophy, University of Oslo
• Diploma in Architecture, Kingston Shool of Art/Kingston Polytechnic/Kingston
University, Surrey, England
• Laboratory assistant, Pharmaceutical Laboratory Oslo, Norway.
• Practical work experience on a building site as required by architectural
education in Norway.
• Architectural office practice during holidays, Finne & Nilsen Oslo, Norway
Planning of small single family houses, small industry and schools.
• Design office practice at Murdoch Associates, London, England.
Visual communication design; sign system, colour coding etc. of large holiday
complex in St. Lucia, West Indies. Also involved in restaurant planning and
furniture design.
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1951-1958
1958-1963
1963
1965-1973
WORK EXPENCE PRIOR TO PROFESSIONAL STATUS:
1963/64
1966
1966-1968
1970/71

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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, PROJECTS AND EMPLOYMENT
1973
1973
1973
1974-1979
1974/75
1974-1981
1975-1984
1975-1982
1976-1982
1982
1983-1984
• Book design, graphic production of book series: Den nordiska Trästaden,
The Nordic Wooden Town. Devised method of map production based on
photographic filter techniques.
• Co-founder of Det Norske Økoteket, the Norwegian Ecological Library and
consultancy. Produced a report in collaboration with Civil Engineer Terje
­Eugen Holthe on the use of Alternative Sources of Energy.
• Founded NATURE, Network of Alternative Technology and Use of Renewable
Energy.
Ref. Civil Engineer Terje Eugen Holthe, Nøtterøy
• Planning and building of 3 000m2
factory for the production of fibreglass
tanks and biological toilets in Ibadan, Nigeria. Designed the building and
supervised the building progress by frequent visits to Nigeria. Started
company with Nigerian friend and negotiated contract with Norwegian Fina
on behalf of IGFI – International Glass Fibre Industries Ltd. Designed logo and
printed material.
Ajibola A. Afonja Lagos, Nigeria
• Employed by Audio Light A/S, a company producing electronic equipment,
alarm systems etc. Circuit board lay-out and drafting. Designed their logo
and produced brochures. Also introduced solar energy and negotiated
contract with US manufacturer of solar cells. Later they built their own
production plant of solar cells and has the largest installed base of solar
panels in
Norway).
Ref. Svein Berg /Eystein Olsen Oslo, Norway
• Member of project team for Veritas I and partly Veritas II building complexes.
Responsible for all signs and visual communications. Design and production
supervision.
Ref. Industrial Designer MNID Bjørn A. Larsen - Oslo, Norway
• Partner and co-founder of Gruppe for Produktutvikling AS , Group for
Product Development Ltd. Chairman of board from 1975-1982.In charge
of all visual communications projects and development of sign systems.
Participant in development of Kon Tiki (later Tiki) personal computers,
SimXMake-Up Compositor terminals, Norsk Data Nord100 cabinets and
Mycron computers.
Ref. Industrial Designer MNID Ruedi àPorta - Oppegård, Norway
• Teaching Appropriate Technology on Norwegian Volunteer courses (NORAD)
and in other courses.
• Member of the Norwegian State Railways design team. Designing new trains,
graphic profiles, colour schemes and sign systems. Organised and produced
exhibitions on Visual Communications and presented papers on the subject
in various meetings. Produced Design Manual.
• Designed a sign system for OBOS, Cooperative Housing Association.
• Member of Oslo Sporveier, Oslo Municipal Transport Design Team.

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• Designed and supervised production of Visual displays of security system for
Royal Guards Training Centre, Oslo.
Ref. Bjørn Kleppe, Autronica - London, England
• Designed and maintained database of Nordic Citizens in Kenya and
participated in coordination meetings on communication.
• Training personnel at the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Embassies in the
use of Apple Macintosh Computers.
Ref. Daag Skoog - London, England /Riyaz Kurji - Nairobi, Kenya
• Trained as a voluteer guide at the National Museum in Nairobi. Guided
mostly Scaninavian groups and English-speaking visitors.
• Responsible for graphic design and production at the National Museums of
Kenya Museum Society. Installed offset machine and trained operator.
• Co-founder of Gallery of Contemporary East African Art at the museum.
Ref. Dr. Richard Leakey - Nairobi, Kenya
• Designed and built two small houses in Nairobi using Cinva Ram techniques
• Designed Africa News in English and French for UNEP, Nairobi.
• Data processing of Questionnaires given to Kenyan farmers and design of forms.
Ref. Ralph Monö - Brussels, Belgium
• Employed by Orbit Creative Computing, a software developer of Jonathan
CAD (Computer Aided Design). Employed as an architect responsible for
training, graphic design and system adaptation to professional requirements.
Presenting the software at international and national exhibitions and
meetings, and held courses in Europe and USA. Producing marketing
strategies and materials. Full-time software tester and user.
Ref. Jarle Holt/Gunnel Wullstein - Oslo, Norway
• Member of design team, Oslo Municipal Council, to design, plan and select
street furniture for Oslo.
Ref. Architect MNAL Jan Sigurd Østgaard, Oslo
• Employed by Scan African, a Norwegian Procurement company with a Branch
Office in Dar es Salaam, to design printed and screen stationery. Apple
Macintosh computer training of staff and network planning. Also responsible
for computer/radio communications and satellite links to remote areas in
Tanzania.
Ref. Rolf Nergård - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania/Harare Zimbabwe
• Own design studio in Dar es Salaam. Graphic design, reports, scanning and
photomanipulation. Also training of computer use and repair work. Close
cooperation with Mr. Hanif Abdulrasul, Desktop Productions Ltd.
• Founding Member of DeskTop Publishing Institute, an independent institute to
establish better publications, printed materials and printing practices in Tanzania.
• Teacher of Mother Tongue for Norwegian children in Dar es Salaam.
• Carpentry teacher at the Swedish School in Dar es Salaam.
1983-1984
1984-1987
1985-1987
1985-1987
1985-1987
1986
1987
1987
1987
1987-1991
1989-1990
1991-1992
1991-1992
1991
1991-1992
1992

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• Managing director of Sinus Software & Design ANS, a company designing
publications and programming in XBase, AppleScript and JavaScript. Internet
publishing and web design. Partner with my brother Knut August.
• Design work for the Express train to new airport in Oslo, responsible for sign
system and public information.
• Design work for Hydro Texaco’s new petrol station design. Produced design
manuals in Norwegian and Danish.
• Training in web design, general computer work and Internet use at the
Library, National Association of Norwegian Architects.
• Lecturing in Basic Design. 9 week course for Multimedia Design students at
Høgskolen i Østfold (Østfold College, Faculty of Informatics and Automation)
Ref. Professor Børre J. Ludvigsen, Halden, Norway
• Electronic design and production of the 125 years anniversary Exhibition
for Norges Jeger & Fiskerforbund, (Norwegian Hunters and Fishermen’s
Association)
Ref. Pål Sundhell, Bærum, Norway
• Electronic design and production of exhibition for the Norwegian Wild
Salmon Centre, Lærdal, Norway.
Ref. Pål Sundhell, Bærum, Norway
• Design of several books for Koigi wa Wamwere.
Ref. Koigi wa Wamwere, Nairobi, Kenya
• Designer of the quarterly newsletter of European Cyclists’ Federation,
European Cyclist
• Electronic design and productionof exhibition for the Industrial Museum of
Høyanger, Norway.
Ref. Pål Sundhell, Bærum, Norway
• Electronic design and production of exhibition for the Glacier Museum of
Jostedal, Norway.
Ref. Pål Sundhell, Bærum, Norway
• Design of all publicity materials and the book «Peace is Possible» for the
Hague Peace Conference for International Peace Bureau, Oslo/Geneva.
Ref. Fredrik S. Heffermehl, Oslo, Norway/Colin Archer, Geneva, Switzerland
• Design manual for Hedmark Fylkeskommune, (Hedmark County
Administration).
Ref. Industrial Designer MNID Odd Thorsen - Oslo, Norway
• Webmaster and web designer for European Cyclists’ Federation
• Designer of IPB News for International Peace Bureau, Geneva
• Teaching Computer Design at Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka,
Bangladesh
• Designed and built prototypeof bamboo hand loom for BASD - Bangladesh
Associationof Sustainable Development.
Ref. Boniface Subrata Gomes, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1993-
1995-1998
1995-1997
1995-1998
1996-1998
1996
1996-1998
1996-1999
1997-1999
1997-1998
1998-2015
1999
1999
1999-2001
1999-2000
1999-2000
2001

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• Associate at Odd Thorsen AS, Design & Architecture, Oslo. Book
design, design for rehabilitation of the Oslo Subway system.
• Design manual for Systemhus Norge AS
• Sign programme and design for Oslo Sporveier (Oslo Municipal
Transport) for the newly rehabilitated station Carl Berners Plass.
• Lecturing at Høgskolen i Østfold in Graphic Design
• Handling of Visual Data. Kingston Polytechnic. Intermediate Theses
• Irreversibility. Kingston Polytechnic. Diploma Theses
• Glade Hjul By Gustav Nielsen, Pax Forlag Oslo. Layout and picture
editor.
• Peace is possible by Fredrik S. Heffermehl. Book design and web-
shop design
• The Unsung Heroes of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Portraits of 85
professions by four young artists. Original idea, implementation.
Editor, design, layout, prepress and follow-up with printer.
• Trevisjoner (Wood Visions - how to use wood as a material in
building and construction, in past and future) by Odd Thorsen.
Design, layout and prepress
• Tre milliarder grunner – Norsk Utviklingsstrategi for barn og
ungdom i sør. Norwegian version.
Three billion reasons – Norway’s Development Strategy for Children
and Young People in the South. English version. Design, layout and
prepress.Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ref: Erik Berg
• Strategi for Norges kultur- og idrettssamarbeidmed land i sør.
Norwegian version.
Strategy for Norway’s culture and sports co-operation with
countries in the South. English version. Design, layout and prepress.
Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ref: Mette Lending.
• Legal Empowerment – a Way out of Poverty. Semi-annual
publication about Formalization and Property Rights. Design, layout
and prepress. Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ref: Jon-Andreas Solberg..
2001-2007
2004-2006
2006
2006-2012
PUBLICATIONS
1970
1972
1982
2000
2001
2002
2004-2005
2005
2006

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• Nora’s Sisters. A book about the women in Henrik Ibsen’s plays. In English,
Spanish, Portugese, Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Hungarian, Russian and
French. Design, layout and prepress.Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
Ref. Janne Lexow, DECO, Oslo, Norway.
• Klimaet • Vitskap og politikk av Per Engene og Göran Tullberg
• The Climate • Science and Politics by Per Engene and Göran Tullberg
• Den oppblåste tenåring som ble tatt for å være verdens topp klimaekspert.
Av Donna Laframboise, oversatt av Knut I. Bakke
• Klima, is og forskerfeil av Per Jan Langerud
• Klima, is og forskerfeil 2. utgave av Per Jan Langerud
• Klimaet • Vitskap og politikk 2. utgåve av Per Engene og Göran Tullberg
2006
2006
2009
2011
2011
2012
2013