Svend Halvorsen Aspaas (1736–January 1816) was a Norwegian architect and builder who is known for several of the churches he built.
He started out with a simple background and developed into a great architect who created several of the 18th century masterpieces in Norwegian church architecture.
He provided drawings and models for the church in 1807 and led the work himself, which, however, was not completed until after Aspaas' death.
Aspaas was probably not to be regarded as an innovative architect, his strength in church building lay in the technical skills as an executive builder.
[2][3] His son Runar Aspaas designed, among other things, the octagonal Tolga Church.