20X11

We got a letter saying:

We have the technology, the knowledge and the resources to realize any construction, the only restriction is our own creativity - we have all the answers but:
What is the question?

Friday 1 April we are one of 20 architects invited to:
1 - formulate a question
2 - propose an answer
3 - show the consequences

..all in 11 minutes.. 20X11!

(in)Spireboks

An inspiring talk was given by Tom Lien, the owner of the ecological herb garden at Samuelsberg, Kåfjord, in a series of lectures and workshops on the theme of plants, greenhouses, compost, public space and greenery adapted for the northern realities.

This is part of Arkitekturens År 2011 - follow us at the calendar and the blog.

90 => ?

The jury for Statens byggeskikkpris has been working, narrowing the 90 proposed projects into a much more limited list of nominees - these will be revealed April 8.
The photo above (by Caroline Greiner) shows jury members Marit Thyholt, Magdalena Haggärde, Grete Kvinnesland, Erling Dokk Holm and Maguns Helland in discussion - follow us at Statens byggeskikkpris.

iceploitation

Exhibition opening tonight at Tromsø kunstforening - go see artistic explorations of the polar archives.

greenery

Tom Lien who runs an ecologic garden talks about plants, greenhouses and compost at Tromsø Kunstforening, Muségata 3 - Monday 21 March at 19.00.

Triple Towers at Hotdog

Art academy student Erlend Grevskott presents Triple Towers, an exhibition at Hotdog Kulturkiosk from sunset to sunrise during a week from today.
(The pics are from an earlier installation at Hotdog.)

letter from Tokyo, March 2011

We received these words from the PechaKucha head-quarter in Tokyo this week-end:

Dear PechaKucha Night organizers around the world,

We knew it had to happen sometime and here we are with an 8.8 earthquake, the biggest ever in Japan.

But we are all safe at PechaKucha HQ in Tokyo. Thank you for all you messages - we really appreciate it.

Central Tokyo was lucky, only light damage, but as you will see from the TV news the coastline has been devastated. We are trying to get in touch with the PKN organizers in Sendai - very close to the epicenter - and Nagano, but had no replies yet.

Our thoughts our with the whole country.

Astrid, Mark, Tomoko and Jean


..and our thought are with you..


PKN points this info page if you want to know how to help: ultrasupernew. And Morten, one of our fellow organizers of PKN Tromsø, posted a few words on his blog this week-end.

pics from Montréal

Thank you Alessandra for the pics from the Phyllis Lambert seminar!