
Photographer/Artist: Tim Griffith
Akerselva Atrium, Downtown Oslo, Norway
The NBBJ-designed Akerselva Atrium is a new 17,600 SM mixed-use project in the Akerselva neighborhood in downtown Oslo—a mere five-minute walk to the city’s opera, central train station and harbor. Surrounded by historical industrial, office and apartment buildings, it is among the first contemporary and innovative designs introduced to the area in recent years. Read the rest of this entry »

DnB NOR Headquarters – South-east aerial, rendering courtesy of MVRDV
In 2003, Rotterdam-based architectural firm MVRDV, together with Norwegian firms Dark and A-Lab, won the competition for the Bjørvika waterfront development and designed a dense urban masterplan along Nyland Allé, the Oslo Barcode, that will be developed and realized by OSU in phases. Read the rest of this entry »

Image courtesy SHL Architects
Schmidt hammer lassen architects‘ largest school project to date has been completed in Norway. The project is one of Norway’s Schools for the Future, enhancing cross disciplinary learning.Schmidt hammer lassen are also the architects behind City of Westminster College Paddington Green Campus under construction in London.
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image courtesy Herreros Arquitectos
Spanish firm herreros arquitectos won first prize forin the international architectural competition for the munch museum in Oslo, Norway. Following is the jury verdict;
Lambda ( Herreros Arquitectos) creates a generous invitation both to the museum and to the public access of the area in general. the location of the museum on paulsenkaia leaves the area south of the opera open to a public park and recreational landmark in the middle of the bay overlooking the fjord, in close contact both with the opera and the museum. the project strengthens the river mouth, opens the landscape and gives public access to both sides of the river all the way out to the fjord. Read the rest of this entry »