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Beate Hølmebakk model House for a Young Woman, 1995 Photo Annar Bjørgli Nasjonalmuseet

Four houses. Four Women.

Architecture by Beate Hølmebakk based on characters from literature
Since May this year, a unique exhibition has been open to visitors at the National Museum – Architecture in Oslo. On display are designs for four houses by one of Norway’s leading architects, Beate Hølmebakk. The projects are not intended to be built; they are ‘paper projects’ that exist only as drawings and models. This exhibi

Illustration by Helen & Hard

The Nordic Pavilion will be transformed into an experimental cohousing project for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale.

At the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021, the Nordic Pavilion will transform into a full scale cohousing project. With the exhibition What We Share. A model for cohousing, Norwegian architects Helen & Hard supported by a curatorial team from National Museum of Norway will present a framework for building communities based on participation and sharing.

Holmenkollbakken Ski Jump in Oslo, designed by JDS Architects. One of the four winners  of  A.C. Houen Fund’s Certificate for Outstanding Architecture 2019.

​Four winners of A.C. Houen Fund’s Certificate for Outstanding Architecture 2019

Today four architecture projects is awarded the A.C. Houen Fund’s Certificate for Outstanding Architecture: Stormen Cultural Centre in Bodø, designed by DRDH Architects, Holmenkollbakken Ski Jump in Oslo, designed by JDS Architects, the Dalaker/Galta Farmhouse outside of Stavanger, designed by Knut Hjeltnes Sivilarkitekter, and D36 - Green House in Oslo, designed by Element Arkitekter.

The Tjøtta International War Cemetery in Nordland county is one of the projects from Norway that will be on display from 8 February 2019 at the National Museum – Architecture. Photo Annar Bjørgli/Nasjonalmuseet

​At last, an exhibition about landscape architecture!

Did you know that Norway was the first country in Europe to educate landscape architects? In 2019 it will be a hundred years since the landscape architect programme began at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU). The centennial will be celebrated with the OUTDOOR MATTERS exhibition at the National Museum – Architecture , Oslo. The exhibition will run from 8 February to 1 September 2019.

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