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schmidt hammer lassen’s Cathedral of the Northern Lights inaugurated

2013-02-11T15:18:00-05:00

The new Cathedral of the Northern Lights, situated in the Norwegian town of Alta over 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, has just been inaugurated by the Crown Princess of Norway, Mette-Marit. The 154-foot-high cathedral, designed by schmidt hammer lassen architects in cooperation with Link Arkitektur, is perceived as a symbol and an architectural landmark for the entire area.

INABA Completes Skylight

2013-01-14T19:32:00-05:00

INABA has completed Skylight, a permanent installation for KORO Public Art Norway. The 6.6 m (22 ft) diameter, 11.5 m (38 ft) long structure hangs from the foyer of the New Concert Hall in Stavanger, Norway. It is visible from the adjacent public plaza, and surrounding neighborhood and harbor, serving as a light beacon for the complex. Responding to the region’s extreme atmospheric conditions, Skylight emits a range of pure color light patterns that contrast and complement the blended luminous tones of the dawn and twilight Nordic sky. Conceived of as an inverted chandelier, Skylight’s light fixtures are mounted to face inward and illuminate the structure’s interior surface. Its programmable LED system is animated to change in brightness and hue, and produce distinct patterns during arrival, theater calls, intermission, departure, and after hours.

Skylight is based on a simple cylinder. Areas along the surface of the cylinder were removed to create views from the five-stor...

3XN Completes ‘Plassen’ Cultural Center in Molde, Norway

2012-10-01T15:12:00-04:00

The small city of Molde in Western Norway recently gained one more architectural attraction: the new cultural center, 'Plassen', designed by Danish 3XN.

Norwegian architects reach out to the needy

2012-06-15T12:32:00-04:00

Energetic duo Andreas G. Gjertsen and Yashar Hanstad, partners of TYIN tegnestue Architects from Norway live by Finnish architect and writer Juhani Pallasmaa’s saying, “Architecture is about the understanding of the world and turning it into a more meaningful and humane place.“

3XN’s ‘The Arch’ Cultural Center Opens in Mandal, Norway

2012-05-03T13:53:00-04:00

The Arch, a new cultural center in the small southern Norwegian town Mandal has officially opened to the public this April. Designed by Danish practice 3XN, construction had commenced in December 2009 and was completed in December 2011.

Skyscape - Church Competition Entry by WE Architecture

2012-03-19T13:54:00-04:00

Copenhagen-based firm WE Architecture has shared with us their entry "Skyscape" to the open competition for a new church building in Våler, Norway.

COBE and TRANSFORM start construction of new Maritime Museum and Science Center in Norway

2011-11-11T17:08:00-05:00

Construction of the new Maritime Museum and Science Center started this week in Porsgrunn, Norway. The building, designed by Danish architecture offices COBE and TRANSFORM, conveys Norway’s transformation from a seafaring nation to a modern society based on knowledge industry. The project is expected to be completed already in fall of 2012.

“SAIVU” Wins Sjunkhatten National Park Competition in Norway

2011-10-11T13:26:29-04:00

Oslo-based Eriksen Skajaa Architects recently won the competition for new gateways to the Sjunkhatten National Park in the northern part of Norway with their proposal called SAIVU. The proposal was a collaboration with Pushak and Bjørbekk & Lindheim Landscape Architects.

The Holmenkollen Ski Jump Wins 2011 ECCS Structural Steel Design Award

2011-09-22T13:12:00-04:00

JDS Architects’ Holmenkollen Ski Jump has been announced as the winner of the 2011 ECCS Structural Steel Design Award today at the ECCS Congress in Potsdam, Germany. The award recognizes outstanding design in steel construction emphasizing the many advantages of steel in construction, production, economy and architecture.

Find more images of the new Holmenkollen Ski Jump here.

Security in Norway: Terrorism strikes Scandinavia

2011-07-22T14:45:19-04:00

A POWERFUL bomb explosion ripped through central Oslo on the afternoon of July 22nd, in the most devastating attack on a Scandinavian country since the second world war. Centred on the heart of Norway’s political apparatus, it killed at least seven people, injured many more, and shattered windows in offices, shops and homes as far as one kilometre away.

From the School Blogs: Norway Sweden Study Tour DIS

2011-07-18T14:47:06-04:00

As mentioned in previous posts I have been studying in Copenhagen with the Danish Institute of Study Abroad. In the last week we were treated to study tours to either Norway and Sweden or Finland and Sweden. My group traveled to Norway and Sweden.

Oil Platforms for Urban Revitalization

2011-04-20T15:13:16-04:00

Architect Hopes to Revitalize Norwegian City with Oil Platform

Via @bldgblog (of course!)

A-lab Wins Sustainable Urban Development in Oslo Suburb

2011-04-06T17:23:43-04:00

Norwegian practice A-lab won the open international ideas competition on climate efficient urban development on Furuset area in Oslo.

The project goal is to condense the suburb Furuset i Groruddalen outside Oslo with 2,500 new homes and 1,500 new workspaces, and to reduce CO2 emissions by 50 percent by 2030. The project provides a district that stands for sustainable urban development.