Ole Døsen Landmark was born in
Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Johan Petersberg Landmark (1848-1926) and Monsine Dorothea Døsen (1852-1924). He attended the
Trondheim Cathedral School and was educated at the
Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt, a predecessor of the
Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He also made several trips to study abroad, including to Sweden, Germany and France. He was employed as an assistant for architects
Schak Bull and
Einar Oscar Schou. He established his own practice in Bergen in 1910. Landmark let himself be inspired by a diverse set of architectural styles throughout his career, including
roccoco,
Empire style and
functionalism. He designed a number of monumental buildings in Bergen, particularly during the period 1925–1940. Among his main works are the gallery building for the
Rasmus Meyer Collection (
Rasmus Meyers Samlinger). Other notable works include the Forum Kino at Kronstad and Bergen Kunsthall at Lille Lungegårdsvann in the center of Bergen. Landmark was awarded the
Houen Foundation Award in 1925 for his design of Villa Westfal-Larsen in Bergen and during 1932 for his design of Storetveit Church. He was appointed a Knight of the 1st Class
Order of St. Olav in 1955 and had several foreign orders and awards ==Selected works==