He first made his mark when designing the
Norwegian Parliament Building, which was built between 1861 and 1866. He also drew plans the Fredrikstad Town Hall (1861-64) and the
Fredrikstad Hospital (1863), several villas and
Sagatun, the first
folk high school in Norway. After 1866 he returned to Sweden, where he oversaw the construction of twelve churches, including
Erska Church in
Sollebrunn (1885-1886). He still drew the occasional building in Norway, including
Hartvig Nissens Girls' School in Oslo (1859-60) and
Drammen Theater (1869–1870). From 1886 to 1893 was the building manager for the restoration of the 13th century
Uppsala Cathedral (
Uppsala domkyrka).{{cite web ==Personal life==