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.
The talk, part of Architecture Foundation’s programme Real Architecture Autumn 2008, features Tarald Lundevall and Kjetil Thorsen from Snøhetta and will be chaired by Jonathan Glancey, The Guardian.
The Opera infiltrates its surroundings by sloping its stone roof , made of 36,000 fitted pieces, up from the adjacent fjord; allowing members of the public, residents and opera goers alike to navigate over the building, developing a personal relationship with the public structure.
Integral to the 1,000-room interior, are a number of art commissions interwoven into the structural fabric, including a unique take on the traditional cloakroom, which sees the architects reunited with their 2007 Serpentine Pavilion collaborator Olafur Eliasson. A glimpse at an architectural landmark, which has received rare universal praise.
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Thursday 27 November
Real Architecture Autumn 2008
With Tarald Lundevall and Kjetil Thorsen, Snøhetta
and chaired by Jonathan Glancey, The Guardian
Royal College of Physicians,
11 St Andrews Place
Regents Park,
London NW1 4LE
7.00 – 8.30pm, doors open 6.30pm
Tickets: £10 full price / £8 AF Members and concessions
Telephone (9am-8.30pm): 0844 412 4313
Online: www.architecturefoundation.org.uk/
Or in person from Sadlers Wells or Peacock Theatres