Mies van der Rohe Award 2009 in Oslo, Norway

July 16, 2010 Category: Cultural, Public Buildings

Designed by Snoehetta, Mies van der Rohe Award 2009 is located in Oslo, Norway. The landmark building by Snøhetta, who also designed the new Library of Alexandria (2002), is the largest cultural centre built in Norway in 700 years. The first element of the regeneration of the bay area of Oslo, its sloping stone roof – made up of 36,000 fitted pieces – rises up from the fjord; allowing members of the public, residents and opera goers alike, to walk over the building, developing a relationship with the public structure. Integral to the 1,000-room interior, which is largely lined with crafted woodwork (using the traditions of Norwegian boat builders), are a number of art commissions interwoven into the structural fabric, including a cloakroom, a collaboration with their 2007 Serpentine Pavilion collaborator Olafur Eliasson.

Mies van der Rohe Award 2009 Design by Snoehetta