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28-507: The building was designed by architect Sverre Fehn . In 2002 a decision was made to build an extension to the museum, which was also designed by Fehn. The museum also houses the Ulltveit-Moe Climate Centre, a Fehn-designed addition that opened in 2007. The museum's stated purpose is to "collect, create and disseminate knowledge about glaciers and climate". It provides information about the glacier Jostedalsbreen and

56-508: A male householder with no wife present, and 25.1% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age in the city was 54.1 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 11.8% were from 25 to 44; 33.5% were from 45 to 64; and 29.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

84-584: A private residence in Bloomfield Hills. (In the novel by Elmore Leonard on which the film is based, the most prominent street in Bloomfield Hills is described as “Vaughan Road, nothing but money.” ) Jimmy Hoffa was last seen at the former Machus Red Fox restaurant in adjacent Bloomfield Township. The novel Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake is set in a private school in Bloomfield. The area

112-578: Is Bloomfield Hills High School , formed in 2013 by the mergers of Andover High School and Lahser High School . The Bloomfield Hills district administers the International Academy , a tuition-free, public consortium high school in Bloomfield Township that hosts students from ten different public schools districts (including some Bloomfield Hills School District students). A southern portion of Bloomfield Hills resides in

140-441: Is located roughly 20 miles (32.2 km) northwest of downtown Detroit , and is surrounded on most sides by Bloomfield Township . As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 4,460. On June 28, 1820, Oakland County was divided into two townships: Pontiac Township and Bloomfield Township , the latter covering the southern part of the county that would include West Bloomfield Township , Royal Oak and Southfield . What

168-533: Is now Bloomfield Hills was a farming area until the turn of the 20th century when wealthy Detroit residents bought up the land. The settlement became a village in 1927, and in 1932 residents voted to become a city to avoid being incorporated into growing Birmingham . Bloomfield Hills is the location of the National Historic Landmark Cranbrook Educational Community and other historic sites listed on

196-688: Is the home of landmark churches including Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian on Long Lake Rd ( Bloomfield Township ) and Christ Church Cranbrook Episcopal , consecrated in 1928 as part of George Booth 's plan for the Cranbrook Educational Community . The Congregational Church of Birmingham United Church of Christ was founded in Birmingham but moved to its present location in at 1000 Cranbrook Road (at Woodward Avenue) in Bloomfield Hills in 1966. St. Hugo of

224-699: The Birmingham City School District . The Bloomfield Hills area is also home to many private schools. The city limits include the nonsectarian Cranbrook Schools , Cranbrook Academy of Art , St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic School (established in 1940), and the Roeper School . The neighboring communities of Bloomfield Township and Beverly Hills have two single-sex Catholic schools: Brother Rice High School for boys and Marian High School for girls, as well as

252-730: The Hedmark Museum in Hamar (1967–79). Other notable works include the Norwegian Glacier Museum at Fjærland (1991-2002) and the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo (2003–08). He was a professor at Oslo's School of Architecture from 1971 to 1995 and principal from 1986–1989. He additionally lectured throughout Europe including at Paris , Stuttgart and Barcelona . He also lectured in

280-681: The Hedmark Museum at Hamar in 1975. In 1994 he was appointed Commander in the Order of St. Olav . In 1998, he was awarded the Norsk kulturråds ærespris . Sverre Fehn was awarded the first Grosch medal in 2001. In 2003, he was awarded the Anders Jahre Cultural Prize ( Anders Jahres kulturpris ). His highest international honour came in 1997, when he was awarded both the Pritzker Architecture Prize and

308-637: The Heinrich Tessenow Gold Medal ( Heinrich-Tessenow-Medaille ). In 1952, he married Ingrid Løvberg Pettersen (1929–2005). Fehn died in his Oslo home at the age of 84. He was survived by his son Guy Fehn and four grandchildren. Bloomfield Hills Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan . A northern suburb of Detroit on the Woodward Corridor , Bloomfield Hills

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336-843: The Jostedalsbreen National Park . The museum is open from April through October, daily. It was founded as a joint project between the organizations and institutions Norwegian Trekking Association , the International Glaciological Society , the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate , the Norwegian Polar Institute , the Sogn og Fjordane University College , the University of Bergen and

364-623: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.04 square miles (13.05 km ), of which 4.96 square miles (12.85 km ) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km ) is water. As of the 2005–2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, there were 3,774 people, 1,570 households, and about 1,382 families living in the city. The population density was 796.4 inhabitants per square mile (307.5/km ). There were 1,628 housing units at an average density of 329.1 per square mile (127.1/km ). The racial makeup of

392-564: The University of Oslo . In 2006 Sarner Ltd , a UK-based museum and attraction design company were commissioned to create an experiential exhibit on climate change. The exhibit Our Fragile Climate was opened in July 2007 by former US vice-president Walter Mondale . This article about a museum in Norway is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sverre Fehn Sverre Fehn (14 August 1924 – 23 February 2009)

420-652: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and Birmingham Unitarian Church on Woodward Avenue. Home of O2 Investment Partners, Straightaway Tire and Auto, Acme Group, consisting of , Acme Mills , Great Lakes Filters, and Fairway Products, is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills. Other companies headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, MI include Taubman Centers , TriMas Corp., Larson Realty Group, Princeton Enterprises, TIP Capital, Bloomfield Hills Bancorp, Reverie, BlackEagle Partners, Gregory J. Schwartz & Co., Inc., Alidade Capital, and Penske Automotive Group. According to

448-652: The Hills Roman Catholic Church was funded by Theodore F. MacManus (1872–1940) and his wife in memory of their deceased children, Hugo and Hubert. St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church was built from 1931 to 1936, with approval from Bishop Michael J. Gallagher , and was designed by Arthur DesRossiers . Other churches include St. George Greek Orthodox, Bloomfield Hills Baptist, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church ( ELCA ) on Adams Road ( Bloomfield Township ), Detroit Michigan Temple of

476-799: The United States and is one of the wealthiest places in Michigan. 39% of owner-occupied homes had a value of over $ 1,000,000, and 32.1% with a value between $ 500,000 and $ 999,999. Most of the city is served by the Bloomfield Hills School District (BHSD), a public school district based in neighboring Bloomfield Township, comprising the City of Bloomfield Hills, most of Bloomfield Township, and small parts of neighboring communities such as Auburn Hills, Troy, and West Bloomfield Township. The sole district comprehensive high school

504-883: The United States at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills , Michigan , Cooper Union in New York City and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston . Fehn designed over 100 buildings; Some of the most notable are: In 1961, he was awarded the Houen Foundation Award , jointly with Geir Grung, for the design of the Økern Nursing Home in Oslo. He received the Houen Foundation Award for his design of

532-418: The city was $ 170,790, and the median income for a family was over $ 200,000. Males had a median income of $ 100,000 versus $ 52,273 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 104,920. About 1.8% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 and over. Bloomfield Hills is one of the wealthiest cities with over 1000 people in

560-446: The city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female. As of the census of 2000, There were 1,520 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

588-419: The city was 87.3% White , 6.7% Asian , 4.1% African American , 0.1% Native American , 0.3% from other races , and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population. There were 1,489 households, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.4% had

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616-466: The city was 89.1% White, 5.4% Asian, 4.3% Black, 0.8% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population. As of the census of 2010, there were 3,869 people, 1,489 households, and 1,116 families living in the city. The population density was 780.0 inhabitants per square mile (301.2/km ). There were 1,659 housing units at an average density of 334.5 per square mile (129.2/km ). The racial makeup of

644-724: The competition for the Museum Building for the Sandvig Collections at Maihaugen in Lillehammer . In 1950, Fehn joined PAGON (Progressive Architects Group Oslo, Norway). The group, which was led by Arne Korsmo, had the goal of implementing and promoting modern architecture. In 1952–1953, during travels in Morocco , he discovered vernacular architecture , which was to deeply influence his future work. Later he moved to Paris , where he worked for two years in

672-556: The national register of historic places. In popular culture, Bloomfield Hills was the setting for the 2005 film The Upside of Anger . In the 2002 film 8 Mile , Eminem mentions Cranbrook Kingswood while making fun of "Doc" because he attended Cranbrook, which is not considered cool or impressive in the atmosphere portrayed in the film. Bloomfield Hills is the hometown of the comic book character, Trance . Some scenes in Out of Sight with Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney were filmed at

700-539: The private college-preparatory school Detroit Country Day School , Academy of the Sacred Heart . Bloomfield Township also has Michigan's only ACCS accredited Classical Christian school, Bloomfield Christian School. After the Japanese School of Detroit was formed in 1973, it initially held its classes at Cranbrook School Brookside. Bloomfield Hills is home to the Cranbrook Academy of Art , one of

728-611: The studio of Jean Prouvé , and where he knew Le Corbusier . On his return to Norway in 1954, he opened a studio of his own in Oslo. At the age of 34, Fehn gained international recognition for his design of the Norwegian Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World Exhibition . In the 1960s he produced two works that have remained highlights in his career: the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (1962) and

756-405: Was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.84. In the city, 19.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 3.8% was between 18 and 24, 13.8% between 25 and 44, 39.0% between 45 and 64, and 23.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males. The median income for a household in

784-576: Was a Norwegian architect. Fehn was born at Kongsberg in Buskerud , Norway. He was the son of John Tryggve Fehn (1894–1981) and Sigrid Johnsen (1895–1985). He received his architectural education at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design in Oslo . He entered his course of study in 1946 and graduated during 1949. Among other instructors, he studied under Arne Korsmo (1900–1968). In 1949, Fehn and architect Geir Grung (1926–1989) won

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