The Hunters Retreat / Vardehaugen
It’s a common perception that the campfire is the origin of modern society: When humans learned how to control fire, we gathered around it and started developing language, traditions, and…
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It’s a common perception that the campfire is the origin of modern society: When humans learned how to control fire, we gathered around it and started developing language, traditions, and…
Continue readingIn 2019 Danish Architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group completed the Twist Museum in Jevnaker, Norway. As a land art intervention, the building works as a bridge and creates an interior…
Continue readingIn 1975, Sverre Fehn completed the Skådalen School for children with hearing impairment that was comprised of dormitories, administration buildings, a sports hall as well as the school classrooms. The…
Continue readingSverre Fehn’s Villa Busk stands on the edge of a rocky outcrop with a distant view of the sea. It was built for a musician in 1990. Like many of…
Continue readingBorgund Stave Church is a magnificent example of medieval Norwegian architecture in the village of Borgund, Lærdal municipality. The church is renowned for its triple nave design, making it a…
Continue readingThe Nordic Pavilion for the Venice Biennale (1958-1962), designed by Sverre Fehn to represent Sweden, Finland, and Norway, is a project that deals with Nordic identity. Fehn makes an analogy…
Continue reading‘If buildings could talk, what would they say about us?’ Cathedrals of Culture offers six startling responses to this question. Cathedrals of Culture Technical Information Directors: Wim Wenders, Michael Glawogger,…
Continue readingPritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor has been working on a groundbreaking project in a remote part of Norway for over a decade. This project involves the creation of a cluster…
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