Architecture & Design

Sverre Fehn

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:08:00 GMT

Sverre Fehn (1924-2009) received his architectural education shortly after WWII and quickly became the leading Norwegian architect of his generation. He is also Norway’s most widely acclaimed architect abroad.

Stave Churches

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:02:15 GMT

Between 1100 and 1300 some 1,000 wooden stave churches were built in Norway. Today fewer than 30 remain. While archaeologists have found proof that stave churches were built all over northern Europe, they have only been preserved in southern Norway.

The renewed appeal of Norwegian design

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:28:40 GMT

In the past few years, Norwegian design has re-emerged as a rising star. Not since the 1950s and 60, the height of the era of Scandinavian Design, has Norwegian design enjoyed such great popularity.

Norwegian Architecture in the 1990s

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:14:24 GMT

Norwegian Architecture in the 1980s

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:43:59 GMT

The postmodernist movement of the 1980s never achieved the momentum that functionalism did in the 1930s. Many architects saw postmodernism as a betrayal of modernism, and in Norway it led to relatively few significant architectural works.

The evolution of Norwegian architecture

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:37:01 GMT

Contemporary Architecture

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:56:32 GMT

A number of distinguished Norwegian architects emerged after WWII and dominated Norway’s architecture for the rest of the century. While most of these have now retired or passed away, a new generation of talented young architects has emerged and is gaining recognition both at home and abroad.

The Alexandria Library

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:50:18 GMT

The ancient library of Alexandria contained the greatest collection of writings in antiquity. When it was destroyed in the 5th century A.D., a vast trove of ancient wisdom was lost forever.