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Fantastic Monocle

22 Feb 2013 / in News

Read about New Utøya in the lates issue of Monocle (issue 61.volume 07). In addition to a double spread feature, we’re happy to be represented by a nice yellow sticker (!) on the front page.…

See the Utøya press conference

07 Sep 2012 / 0 Comments / in News

The plans for “New Utøya” were revealed today in a press conference held by The Youth Labour Party (AUF) in Oslo. After a thorough introduction where AUF leader Eskild Pedersen and Martin Henriksen …

Louisiana Exhibition

24 Jun 2012 / 0 Comments / in News

Fantastic Norway are proud to be part of the exhibition “New Nordic” at Louisiane Museum of Modern Art in Nordsjælland/Denmark, opening the 29.th of June.

The exhibition is about the idea of a special Nordic …

Fantastic Kiruna!

21 Jun 2012 / 1 Comment / in News

Fantastic Norway has been selected to create a strategy to move the entire town of Kiruna (an arctic mining town in northern Sweeden) a few kilometres. Our wonderful team consists of Norconsult, 0047, Kjartan Fløgstad, …

Fantastic Scotland!

15 Apr 2012 / 0 Comments / in News

We are these days heading for the beautiful islands of Lewis & Harris for visiting the site of our new cabin project and getting to know the tradision, the landscape and climate. We will be …

Færra te Mexico!

15 Apr 2012 / 1 Comment / in News

Fantastic Norway is one of the keynote  speakers at the Congresso Plan B conference held in Puebla, the unesco heritage city in Mexico.

Fantastic Norway will lecture about their working methods and how to …

Fantastic Finland!

03 Jan 2012 / 5 Comments / in News

1.st of January 2012 a new chapter in Fantastic Norway’s history books were written, when the subsidary studio “Fantastic Finland” was established. The fantastic pioneers that are taking on the relay baton and continuing our …

Slide City at Internasjonalen

27 Oct 2011 / 0 Comments / in News

In the 70’s Oslo’s own “Man in Black”, Professor Per Kartvedt, held a legendary lecture series on cities, communities, myths and dreams.

For decades the slides from the lectures remained tucked away in an attic …

1st prize!

25 Oct 2011 / 0 Comments / in News

During the Architectural fair in Gothenburg, the project ”In the middle of the World/In the middle of Nuuk”, won the first price for Scandinavia’s best urban project. Fantastic Norway is proud to have been part …

10 Nordic Emerging Architects

21 Oct 2011 / 0 Comments / in News
Fantastic Norway has been choosen to exhibit at the Swedish Architectual fair / Arkitekturmässan under the label “10 Emerging Nordic Architects”, the 24-25 of October.

10 Emerging Scandinavian Architects is an exhibition at the Architecture 

Blueprint award!

26 Sep 2011 / 1 Comment / in Exhibitions, News

Fantastic Norway was recently awarded second place for best stand design at 100% Design in Earls Court / London, by Blueprint Magazine. The jury stated: “Within the context of the exhibition’s opening debate, surrounding ideas …

Fantastic videos!

23 Sep 2011 / 0 Comments / in News

Friday the 23rd of September The Norwegian Day of Architecture 2011 was arranged at Vulkan/Oslo . The day marked the beginning of Architecture Festival of Vulcan.  The arrangment aimed to provide knowledge, inspire and to …

Social Architect of the year!

09 Sep 2011 / 0 Comments / in News

We are proud to announce that Fantastic Norway has been awarded the annual prize “Social Architect of the Year”. The price was handed over at a wonderful garden party held by Skaara Architects, in Oslo/Norway. …

Fantastic Conditions

22 Jun 2011 / 0 Comments / in News

The current issue of Conditions (the independent Scandinavian magazine on architecture and urbanism) is addressing the theme “How can architects prepare for the unknown”. The issue contains several interesting essays, interviews and reports. A conversation …

Fantastic Gehl?

15 May 2011 / 0 Comments / in News

Jan Gehl and Håkon & Erlend (Fantastic Norway) are meeting for a public conversation at the Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture,  thursday the 19th of may.

The questions up for debate is: What makes …

Kommunedagene 2011

04 May 2011 / 0 Comments / in News

Wednesday 4.th of May Fantastic Norway is addressing the entire collection of Norways mayors and chief executives, at the Municipality Days at Oslo Plaza. Fantastic Norway will question and discuss the importance of architecture as …

Fantastic Feature in Abitare

04 Apr 2011 / 0 Comments / in News

The Bulgarian architectural magazine “Abitare” is this month dedicated to the Chernichov Prize winners. Fantastic Norway is featured on the front cover.

(From the magazine:)

“In the opinion of Zaha Hadid the international Iakov ChernikhovPrize …

Fantastic brand lecture

13 Mar 2011 / 0 Comments / in News, Uncategorized

Fantastic Norway is holding a lecture on architecture and branding/marketing at the National Association of Norwegian Architects academy Wednesday the 16th of March at 10.00.

About the seminar: “Architects live by communicating ideas and …