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C. F. Møller Architects has won the competition for the new Kristiansund Opera and Culture Centre in Norway. Earlier this summer, the Danish firm was awarded a shared first prize with Space Group (Norway) and Brisac Gonzalez (UK) in the competition, but now the jury has finally selected C. F. Møller Architects as winner. More info and images after the break.

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Title: Waterfront Synopsis
Location: Stavanger, Norway
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Description: Nordic Urban Design Association (NUDA) and Project for Public Spaces (PPS), i n partnership with City of Stavanger, Cities of the Future (Framtidens Byer), Urban Sjøfront and network collaboration with STAS, Grønn By, Amiando, greenspace scotland, and Stavanger Architects Association, are organizing the first international “Waterfront Synopsis” conference in Stavanger, Norway on the 14th – 17th September 2010.

“Waterfront Synopsis” will focus on the topic of Placemaking and Sustainability, bringing the forces of environmentalism, climate change, and sustainability together with the ideas of community, livability, health and Placemaking. Many people around the world are realizing the impacts of “Place” and “Placemaking” as a transformative agenda for creating change in cities.

The goal of the conference is for participants to learn about waterfront developments that create a sense of place, strategies to incorporate local entrepreneurs into projects, and how developers and city agencies can work together more effectively to implement a common vision. The intent is to provide practical ideas for people who want to “do” and not just “talk.”

Start Date: 2010-09-14
End Date: 2010-09-17

Project: The Edge House
Architect: Jarmund/Vigsnæs AS Architects MNAL
Assisted by: Claes Cho Heske Ekornaas
Location: Kolbotn, Norway
Year of design: 2005
Year of construction: 2006 – 2008
Contractor: AS Ventilasjonsservice
Gross area: 160 m²
Photography: Ivan Brodey, Nils Petter Dale

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Kristin Jarmund Architects in collaboration with C. F. Møller Architects, has recently won a major competition to design a spectacular new landmark project in the city of Oslo, for the client KLP Eiendom AS, one of Norway’s largest property investors. The project, which has been dubbed “Crystal Clear”, consists of three towers, which grow organically from the ground to form a sculptural cluster, and are composed of stacked, prismatic volumes.
More images and project info after the break.

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Project: Thor Heyerdahl College
Author: schmidt/hammer/lassen architects
Location: Larvik, Norway
Client: Vestfold Municipality
Area: 28,000 m2
Construction sum: € 75 million excl. VAT
Competition: 2005, 1st prize in restricted international competition
Status: Construction period 2007-2009
Engineer: Multiconsult
Images: schmidt hammer lassen architects.

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Architect: Saunders Architecture
Location: Bergen, Norway
Principal Architect: Todd Saunders
Structural Engineer: Node AS
Services Engineer: Node AS
Quantity Surveyor: Todd Saunders
Builder: Bygg AS, Trond Folkedal
Project Area: 368 sqm
Project year: 2007-2009
Photographs: Bent René Synnvåg & Jan Lillebø

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Project: Tingvalla Utstikkeren
Architect: Various Architects
           Aleksandra Danielak, Camilla Eduardsen, Jim Dodson, Ibrahim Elhayawan
Partners: Tom Gam, Gunnar Rogne, Jonathan Evensen
Location: Oslo, Norway
Size: 1,000 m2
Status: Competition, Complete
Client: Norwegian Property ASA

Various Architects shared with us their project for the open architecture competition for a new restaurant and service building at the Tingvallautsikkeren, organized by Norwegian Property. The restaurant will be located at the Aker Brygge waterfrong in Oslo.

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Yesterday we published the winner for the Munch Museum competition, Lambda by Herreros Arquitectos, after the break you’ll see all entries. Leer el resto de esta entrada »

The current zoning plan indicates the following potential uses: residences, offices, hotels, restaurants, businesses, restaurants, public purpose (culture, education, sports, service facilities, small boat marina) and garage facilities.

General background for the result
The major challenges for the competition’s participants, has been to identify a location for the new Museum and to develop the museum program in accordance with the ambition of Oslo becoming a lively Fjord City. Interpreting and understanding the potential of the new urban development of Bjørvika, is a key in order to author a winner project for the Munch area. The museum should both become a destination in itself, and strengthen the overall city plan.

The new Opera was placed in Bjørvika as a deliberate action in order to generate viability to the city’s eastward expansion. With the new concentration of a series of cultural institutions in the vicinity of the Opera, one might easily fall into the trap of hoping for or trying to repeat, counter, reflect et cetera this truly original architectural concept and it’s entirely unpredicted success as built form. The Munch Stenersen jury is firmly convinced that the operas success should not be attempted repeated or competed with, as its preconditions cannot be recreated.

The questions on localization, organization and design of the museum building, the possibilities of establishing a public park within the competition area, and the potential for the general commercial urban developments, have been the main focal points for the jury. In addition, the jury have discussed the fjords accessibility to the public, and the value of the river Akerselva as a marker of identity to the citys population.

The competition entries has shown three different localizations of the Museum – to the north connecting to Dronning Eufemias gate, on the eastern side of the river (Paulsenkaia) and on the far end of Bjørvikutstikkeren (A11). The jury has, by its selection of winner, maintained the intentions in the zoning plan concerning the structure and utilization within the area. None of the proposals that are placing the museum on field A11 in front of the Opera have been able to safeguard the qualities of Bjørvikutstikkeren as a public park. The jury finds that programming this area entirely for recreational purpose, will generate more public life in the area and benefit the inhabitants of Oslo in an unpresidented manner. Additionally, the jury believes that the relationship to the commons and the harbour promenade, as well as the walking distance to central urban services, are crucial to the geographically dependant success criteras of the museum.

The architectural design task has been studied by the jury through a series of topics such as the semantics of the museum organisation, the adaptability to change of the exhibition surfaces, the potential for creating optimal professional environments for the museum employees and how the architecture externally address its surroundings. The jury has had extensive discussions of the underlying expectations about the museum becoming a new architectural symbol of Edvard Munch as an artist and of his art. The jury finds that the potential iconographic content of architecture should address values in our contemporary society, rather than turning to historic or symbolic representations as architectural motivation. The museum should be inclusive, inviting and accessible to all and thereby reflect the generous potential of the site.

The competition is about concepts and many of the essential decisions regarding energy-demand and other environmentally important issues must be further detailed later on. The nominating proposals have a potential to be implemented as sustainable projects, side by side with the other objectives for the project. The winner and the ranked have the potential to fulfill an energy objective that is well belowe the official requirements. Further measures and modifications have to be carried out before they fulfill the competitions goals. Due to other environmental aspects than energy the winner and the ranked projects have good intentions, but also here they have a way to go to reach the goals of the competition.

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Architect: Reiulf Ramstad Architects, Oslo Norway
Location: Papper, Hvaler Islands, Norway
Project Team: Reiulf D Ramstad, Anders Tjønneland
Site Area: 80 sqm
Project Year: 2004-2006
Construction year: 2005-2006
Photographs: Reiulf Ramstad Architects, Oslo Norway, Kim Müller, Norway

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