Snøhetta gives lecture at Royal Academy of Arts

Award winning architects Kjetil Thorsen and Craig Dykers, co-founders of Norwegian architectural practice Snøhetta and designers of Oslo’s acclaimed new National Opera & Ballet House, will deliver the 2009 Royal Academy of Arts Annual Architecture Lecture on Monday 13 July.

The architect behind Nordic modernism

The architecture of Sverre Fehn (1924–2009) is a dialogue between the country and the landscape as he saw it, and his buildings are instilled with both natural and human qualities. He believed that a building should enhance the beauty of its setting.

‘Oslo's Emerging Cityscape’, a new exhibition at London’s Oxo Tower Wharf, will present the award-winning Oslo Opera House and the urban regeneration scheme of Oslo’s seafront where numerous British and international firms are now competing to design the new Munch Museum and other buildings.

A Norwegian-Nepali view of the Himalayas

What happens when you combine Norwegian and Nepali building traditions? The answer is to be found in the majestic surroundings on the outskirts of the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, where Norway has built a new, quite unique embassy.

Norwegian architects; building the future

Norwegian architecture is hitting new highs with numerous iconic buildings being built across the country by both new and more established firms.

Norwegian design and architecture at London's Design Museum

Along with several other spectacular buildings, Snøhetta’s Oslo Opera House is on the shortlist for the Brit Insurance Design Awards for architecture. The awards conicide with an exhibition at the Design Museum, which presents the finalists in numerous categories, including two other Norwegian contenders.

A talk, organised by the Architecture Foundation, explorers Norway’s new gleaming landmark, the new Oslo Opera House, which is the largest cultural centre built in the country in 700 years, a sculptural work of art from architects Snøhetta.

Experimental architecture and magnificent nature meet in an exhibition showing architectural projects along Norwegian tourist routes. The travelling exhibition is based on an exhibition showed at DogA autumn 2006, and will be in London in July, as part of the London Festival of Architecture.

Did you think that security and stability alone can explain Scandinavian prosperity? The architectural exhibition, Oslo Triennale, gave a different answer: the will to run a risk is essential for innovation in Norway.

Snøhetta gives lecture at Royal Academy of Arts

The architect behind Nordic modernism

See Oslo's emerging cityscape in London!

A Norwegian-Nepali view of the Himalayas

Norwegian architects; building the future

Norwegian design and architecture at London's Design Museum

Discover the Oslo Opera House

Detour. Architecture and design along 18 National Tourist Routes

Risky architecture...

Royal Norwegian Embassy in London