Čoarvemátta nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award

We are proud and happy to share that our project Čoarvemátta is nominated for the biannual European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award!

As a shared facility for two key Sámi institutions: Beaivváš Sámi Našunála Teáhter & Sámi joatkkaskuvla ja boazodoalloskuvla // The Sámi National Theater Beaivváš and the Sámi High School and Reindeer Herding School, Čoarvemátta is situated on Norway’s northernmost plateau. The building is a tribute to Sámi heritage, designed to foster community, creativity, and continuity of indigenous knowledge and traditions.

The EUmies Award is one of the most prestigious architecture prizes in Europe. It celebrates excellence in architectural works built across the continent and highlights how quality architecture contributes to sustainable development and the well-being of citizens.

Čoarvemátta opened August last year, and was developed through collaboration between 70°N arkitektur, Snøhetta, Joar Nango and the entrepreneur Econor for Beaivváš Theatre, Sámi High School and Reindeer Herding School and Statsbygg, with public art project by KORO.

Čoarvemátta – the new Sámi National Theatre & the Sámi High School and Reindeer Herding School

Čoarvemátta – the building housing the Sámi National Theatre Beaivváš & Sámi High School and Reindeer Herding School / Beaivváš Sámi Našunála Teáhter & Sami joatkkaskuvla ja boazodoalloskuvla / opened in Guovdageaidnu / Kautokeino, Sápmi / Northern Norway on August 21.

The project is developed in collaboration between the artist Joar Nango, the architectural firms Snøhetta and 70°N arkitektur, and is built by the entrepreneur Econor, for the client Statsbygg. 

Photo: 70°N arkitektur

Ribas Piera International Prize for Landscape Architecture Schools to The Arctic University of Norway

The Arctic University of Norway has won the Ribas Piera International Prize for Landscape Architecture Schools at the Barcelona International Landscape Biennial. 

As part of the teaching team Magdalena, together with colleague Kjerstin and students Didrik, Sofie and Sverre, represented the landscape master program of UiT.

From the jury announcement:

The Arctic University of Norway presents a curriculum anchored in ecological, cultural and economic reality that draws on history, legislation and assessment processes to independently identify the problems of each project. 

Article in Arkitektur: Internasjonal pris til landskapsutdanningen i Tromsø

Čoarvemátta winning!

We are proud to be part of the winning dream team with our proposal Čoarvemátta for the new Sámi National Theatre & the Sámi High School and Reindeer Herding School in Kautokeino: Beaivváš Sámi Našunála Teáhter & Sami joatkkaskuvla ja boazodoalloskuvla.

The project is developed together with Snøhetta, artist Joar Nango and Econor for Beaivváš Sámi Našunála Teáhter, Sami joatkkaskuvla ja boazodoalloskuvla, Statsbygg. 

From the jury report: 'Prosjektet Čoarvemátta har lyktes å skape et helhetlig samisk kulturuttrykk som er svært godt egnet for bruken. Det er tatt i bruk både visuelle symboler og godt tilrettelagte arealer inne og ute for utøvelse av samiske tradisjoner i en stedstilpasset kontekst. Prosjektet har en svært god løsning for ivaretakelse av et samisk kulturuttrykk.' 

 More information to be announced soon.

Tromsø Waterfront Laboratory

We are selected together with Berit Steenstrup, and this interesting group of artists, to participate in the Tromsø Waterfront Laboratory.

Fremtidens fiskevær - Flakstad

Landing in Lofoten - we are happy to be invited to work with the highly interesting and ambitious project Fremtidens fiskevær / Fishing communities of the future, in Flakstad, Lofoten. We spent a few stormy, intense and informative days starting up the work in Ramberg, Fredvang and Napp together with the locals and rest of the team: Akvaplan Niva, NIKU, Ecofact and Multiconsult

DNA for Regjeringskvartalet

Statsbygg has selected seven teams to participate in the interdisciplinary design competition for the Norwegian Government Headquarter in Oslo. As part of TEAM DNA, 70°N has qualified for the plan- and design contest - we are happy and honoured.

Team DNA - Det Norske Arkitektkontor - gather expertise from the whole country: Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim and Tromsø, thus contributing to a diversity of positions necessary to create a representative government quarter.

Team DNA consists of Reiulf Ramstad architects, pir II, Lala Tøyen, 3RW, Smedsvig Landskapsarkitekter, WSP Norge, Høyer Finseth, Niras, ECT,
SAAHA, Deltatek & 70°N arkitektur.

fab FBAB

We are happy to annnounce that we have been awarded a honorary mention for our entry in the competition Fremtidens Bæredygtige Almene Bolig (Sustainable Social Housing for the Future).

See our proposal and read the jury report:

Forslaget giver et radikalt bud på fremtidens bæredygtige almene bolig. Her er det at bo bæredygtigt lig med nye rumlige oplevelser og en meget eksponeret kontakt til himlen, lyset og luften og ikke mindst naboerne og forbipasserende.

Bebyggelsen og boligerne tager udgangspunkt i drivhuset som en ydre klimazone, der muliggør en mere åben og fri disponering af de indre elementer, hvilket resulterer i en meget let, lys, varierende og rummelig indre arkitektur. Til selve boligdelen lægger der sig et stort drivhus, som deles med naboen.

Konceptet bygger på skuldrende af tidligere årtiers eksperimenteren med ydre glaskonstruktioner, der åbner for mellemklimazoner og har stor herlighedsværdi i ydresæsonerne.

Det fremstår som et meget seriøst og gennemarbejdet bud, som særligt skiller sig ud i en meget detaljeret og fascinerende beskrivelse af halm som byggemateriale.

Bebyggelsen forestilles bygget af og beklædt med lokalt dyrket og høstet halm, som både bruges lodret bærende, fugthåndterende og lyd- og brandisolerende.

Dommerkomiteen vurderer, at forslaget er et både fascinerende, anderledes og velargumenteret bud på en fremtidig bæredygtig boform og præmieres for det visionære niveau.

Kiruna 2.0

As part of a team together with Ecosistema Urbano, Kristine Jensen, Ljusarkitektur and Atkins we are prequalified in the competition on the new Kiruna.

colour competition

We are in the colour in architecture category for the WAN AWARD - do you find our kindergarten among all the colorful nominated projects above?

the competition is on

Berit has spent some days at Gimsøy, preparing for the hotel competition we are invited to participate in, together with representatives for the client, the jury and our co-competitors: Dorte Mandrup, Wingårdhs, Pir II and Jensen&Skodvin..

opera team

We're prequalified for the Kristiansund Opera competition together with winning team Mestres Wåge arquitectes, Barcelona, and Nordplan, Førde!
Our competitors are: Brisac / Gonzalez with Space Group, Jarmund / Vigsnæs with Wingårdhs, Snøhetta and CF Møller..

Fab in Førde

Mestres Wåge arquitectes and Nordplan have won the competition for a new town hall and more in Førde - well done and congratulations to them!
We're happy to be part of the team, as advisors.

#1 in Nordhavnen!

Today we're in Copenhagen to receive first prize in the Nordhavnen Open International Ideas Competition! Read more in arkitektnytt, dagens næringsliv, aftenposten, dac, nordlys, tromsø.. Happy people from left to right: Knut Eirik Dahl (D&U), Gisle Løkken (70°N), Magdalena Haggärde (70°N), Marcus Horning (Atkins Global, Malmö), Joar Lillerust (70°N), Thomas Barfoed Randrup (Skov & Land, København), Tandi Reason Dahl (D&U), Berit Steenstrup (70°N), missing on this pic: Kjerstin Uhre (D&U).
(photo: By & Havn/Lene Skytthe)

dream team!

Together with us in the Deichmann competition we have a great team - of course!:
Dahl&Uhre, architects
with:
Åsa Sonjasdotter, artist
Ellen Braae, landscape architect
Barlindhaug Consult, engineers

competing with: Toyo Ito, Xaveer de Geyter, Lacaton/Vassal, Behnisch Architekten, Snøhetta and others..

We're in!

Good news just reached us: we're one of the chosen teams for the Munch/Deichmann competitions!

ceci n'est pas..

..a World Expo pavillion, but a proposal for one.
Congratulations to Helen & Hard who did win the competition and are going to build their Nature of Norway pavillion in Shanghai 2010!
All the five proposals will be exhibited at Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design, Bankplassen 3, Oslo, August 15 - 24.

Shanghai co:lab

We have now delivered our final proposal - co:lab - for the Shanghai 2010 expo competition. In collaboration with 0047 and tank we are one of five prequalified teams, competing against Snøhetta, Helen&Hard, Rintala Eggertsson and others.

Mosaïc::www

A web-site for Mosaïc::Region is now up and running!

At www.mosaic-region.com you can click your way through the mosaïc; poster by poster and text by text, and you'll find our complete prize-winning proposition for the competition Øresundsvisioner 2040.

The site is under construction and will soon develop further with new material, guest comments, news etc.

Welcome into the mosaïc!

expo 2010

70°N in collaboration with 0047 and tank is one of five prequalified teams in the competition about the norwegian pavillion at the 2010 world exhibition in Shanghai.
Read the pressrelease here.