Robert Clarke Esdaile (24 October 1918 – 1987) was a Canadian-Norwegian architect.

Esdaile was born in Toronto, and mainly took his education at McGill University, but also studied at Cambridge. From 1947 to 1948 he was a lecturer at McGill University.

Robert Esdaile

Esdaile came to Norway in 1948, working in Bærum Municipality. In 1954 he was hired in the architect firm Astrup og Hellern, starting his own firm already in 1955. He lectured at the Oslo School of Architecture from 1965 to 1971, and was a professor of architecture at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1971 to his death in 1987.

Robert Esdaile

Esdaile was also an accomplished painter and sculptor. His son Peter Esdaile followed in his artistic footsteps.

Robert Esdaile

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1918 births

1987 deaths

McGill School of Architecture alumni

Canadian emigrants to Norway

Architects from Trondheim

Academic staff of the Oslo School of Architecture and Design

Academic staff of the Norwegian Institute of Technology

Norwegian sculptors

Canadian expatriates in the United Kingdom

Alumni of the University of Cambridge