Professor emerita Elisabeth Amble Tostrup graduated from the Norwegian College of Technology, Trondheim (1967) and was a practicing architect for many years during which she won prizes in several important architectural competitions in Norway. In 1993 she won first prize in the essay competition on writing in architectural education organized by the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE). Tostrup is an experienced researcher and received her doctorate in 1996 for the thesis Architecture and Rhetoric: Text and Design in Architectural Competitions, Oslo 1939–1990 (London: Andreas Papadakis Publisher, 1999). She specializes in the historiography of modern architecture, especially from the point of view of architectural practice and the specific field of knowledge and skills involved in practicing architecture. Tostrup has held a number of academic appointments, and served on the board of Nordic Association of Architectural Research and on the editorial board of the Nordic Journal of Architectural Research. She has published widely and internationally on Scandinavian 20th century architecture, such as Norwegian Wood. The Thoughtful Architecture of Wenche Selmer (Princeton Architectural Press, 2006) and Planetveien 12. The Korsmo House. A Scandinavian Icon (London: Artifice Books, 2014). She is presently working on a book on the contact and collaboration between Arne Korsmo and Jørn Utzon.