Oslo, Norway
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The 400,000-square-foot Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, designed by the Oslo- and New York–based firm Snøhetta, features a plaza and roofscape conceived as a single glacierlike object entirely available to the public—–embracing what architect Tarald Lundevall calls the “Scandinavian idea of common ownership.”Photo by: Jens Passoth -
Tarald Lundevall may be uneasy about the sometimes unequal balance between the public interest and private development in the city, but his affection for Oslo’s architecture remains unambiguous.Photo by: Jens Passoth -
David Adjaye’s conversion of a former train station into the Nobel Peace Center.Photo by: Jens Passoth -
The still-formidable 14th-century Akershus fortress, which presides over Oslo Fjord.Photo by: Jens Passoth -
The pool and fountains of Eidsvoll Square, a greensward that runs parallel to Oslo’s grand boulevard Karl Johans gate.Photo by: Jens Passoth -
Aker Brygge, a former shipyard that’s now a mélange of apartments, offices, shops, and restaurants.Photo by: Jens Passoth -
A colorful corner of Grønland, a central Oslo district with a population expressive of the city’s ever-increasing multiculturalism.Photo by: Jens Passoth -
The hippest thing about the 50-room Grims Grenka, Oslo’s first design hotel, isn’t the enclosed atrium (or the organic cocktails),it’s the short-stroll proximity to Akershus; the National Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design; and Karl Johans gate.Photo by: Jens Passoth -
The Art Hall at Tullinlokka, beside the National Gallery, which serves as a venue for special exhibitions.Photo by: Jens Passoth
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