Snøhetta values human interaction. All of our work strives to enhance our sense of place, identity and relationship to others and the physical spaces we inhabit, whether natural or human-made. Museums, reindeer observatories and dollhouses get the same care and attention to purpose.
For over 25 years, Snøhetta has designed some of the world's most notable public and cultural projects. Snøhetta kick-started its career in 1989 with the competition-winning entry for the new library of Alexandria, Egypt. This was later followed by the commission for the Norwegian National Opera in Oslo and the National September 11th Memorial Museum Pavilion at the World Trade Center in New York City. Since its inception, the practice has maintained its original self-defined trans-disciplinary approach, integrating architectural, landscape and interior design in all of its projects. Snøhetta is currently working on a number of civic and cultural projects internationally including the expansion of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in California, the Le Monde Headquarters in Paris, the Times Square Reconstruction in New York City, the Lascaux Caves Museum in France.
Among its many recognitions, Snøhetta received the World Architecture Award for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the Aga Kahn Prize for Architecture for Alexandria Library. Since its completion in 2008, the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet has also garnered the Mies van der Rohe European Union Prize for Architecture and the EDRA (Environmental Design Research Association) Great Places Award, as well as the European Prize for Urban Public Space, The International Architecture Award and The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture in 2010.
Akershusstranda 21, Skur 39
Oslo, NO , N-0150
+47 24 15 60 60
80 Pine ST
New York, NY, US , 10005
+1 (646) 383 4762
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San Francisco, CA, US , 94103
415-915-1335
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Innsbruck, AT , A-6020
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