Joachim Gotsche Giæver (15 August 1856 – 29 May 1925) was a Norwegian born, American civil engineer who designed major structures in the United States.

Joachim Gotsche Giæver was born at the village of Jøvik at Lyngen Municipality in Troms, Norway.

Giæver entered the Norwegian Institute of Technology (Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt) at Trondheim from which he was graduated in 1881 with the degree of Civil Engineer.

In completing his engineering for the statue’s frame, he worked from drawings and sketches produced by the designer, Gustave Eiffel.

Designed during 1924 with construction finished during 1926, at the time it was America's largest building outside of New York City.