[I]Born 16th.Oct.1965 and raised in Oslo. Educated as carpenter before imatriculated at Oslo School of Architecture. A stay in North and South America is also a part of his education, before the diploma in 1993. Worked with Bernard Tchumi in New York and Niels Torp in Oslo, before establishing mmw architect in 1997. Visiting Professor in Advanced Architectural Design at The Oslo School of Architecture & design
Lecturer and external examiner at several architecture- and art schools in Norway and abroad. Board member of the Norwegian Concrete Association
Magne is about 2 meters tall bare feet in thick socks, has visitted 41 counties on 4 continents, and has a chronic allergy to fur-bearing animals.