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2024-05-04T00:47:29-04:00
https://archinect.com/news/article/150309519/fentress-norwegian-embassy-restoration-is-a-testament-to-the-country-s-unique-design-heritage
Fentress' Norwegian Embassy restoration is a testament to the country's unique design heritage
Josh Niland
2022-05-11T09:00:00-04:00
>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9d/9d3057cdcc775a671c95554022cc5741.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/32757256/fentress-architects" target="_blank">Fentress Architects</a>’ AIA chapter <a href="https://www.aiadc.com/page/2022-chapter-award-winners" target="_blank">award-winning</a> Chancery restoration project for the Embassy of Norway has officially opened to the public, representing a first for the 42-year-old Denver-based firm.</p>
<p>Situated between the official Vice Presidential Residence and National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.’s Embassy Row neighborhood, the project’s scope entailed the restoration of an original structure from 1905 in addition to a 30,000-square-foot expansion aimed at making the complex more sustainable, modern, and accessible.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/95/95a6586127dc4016cb11f3ea9f07de48.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/95/95a6586127dc4016cb11f3ea9f07de48.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: © Alan Karchmer / OTTO</figcaption></figure><p>The firm says this was all done along the guiding Norwegian principles of <em>Handlekraft</em> (vigor), <em>Arbeidsglede</em> (joy of work), <em>Profesjonalitet</em> (professionalism), and <em>Åpenhet</em> (openness).<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2d/2da182de91e000785b84891b291b83ba.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2d/2da182de91e000785b84891b291b83ba.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: © Alan Karchmer / OTTO</figcaption></figure><p>Per Fentress: “The result is a transformed Chancery comprised of three elements: a stone shell, a cocoon, and a copper-clad mass timber hull. The mass and forms of the limestone-clad stone shell are deliberately segmented and scaled ...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150040834/a-norwegian-network-of-beautiful-art-and-architecture
A Norwegian network of beautiful art and architecture
Nam Henderson
2017-12-11T11:56:00-05:00
>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/vr/vr05j9gogtjxr6u2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>After a couple of days though, the peace and diversity of the countryside became meditational, a panorama that seemed dreamlike through my windscreen...Spectacular modern installations appeared on remote corners in the most far-fetched of places, that they sometimes seemed like a figment of my imagination.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Ondine Cohane traveled to Norway to tour the <a href="http://www.nasjonaleturistveger.no/en/routes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Norwegian Scenic Routes</a>. A collection of (so far) 144 wonders, that have been built to encourage tourism, with 46 more to be completed by 2023.</p>
<figure><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/in/inm9bv4vc65jktcv.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514&dpr=2"><figcaption><br>Snefjord rest area | Architect: PUSHAK arkitekter | photo by Anne Olsen-Ryum</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/az/azp7gahrcwxycga8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514&dpr=2"><figcaption>Eggum rest area | Architect: Snøhetta | photo Jarle Waehler</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/et/etq0e2gua4mqxcgx.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514&dpr=2"><figcaption>Stone sculpture at Mefjellet | Artist: Knut Wold | photo by Hege Lysholm</figcaption></figure>