He is most associated with a wide range of significant buildings, including churches and schools.

He was the son of Johan Jacob Busch Meyer (1801–1880) and Henriette Christiane Thrap (1812–1883).

In 1864 he started his own architectural office in Christiania (now Oslo), and for many years he was among the country's leading architects.

[3] He is most commonly associated with his work on Victoria Terrasse, a building complex in the Ruseløkka district of central Oslo, which was built during the 1880s.

The complex consists of three blocks with four and five-story tenements in plastered brick, with a uniform façade design and crowned by numerous domes and towers.