Snøhetta lines Aesop store in Oslo with faceted oak panelling
Three-dimensional oak panelling covers the walls, ceiling and counter of this Aesop store interior in Oslo, designed by Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta (+ slideshow). More
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AART to add looping extension to Oslo Viking museum
Nordic firm AART has won a competition to extend the Viking Age Museum building in Oslo, with plans to add a new curving wing to the cruciform plan (+ slideshow). More
Dark Arkitekter adds staircase-inspired tower to Oslo's fast-developing waterfront
Designed to looks like a giant staircase, this Oslo office block by Dark Arkitekter completes the trio of buildings housing the headquarters of DNB Bank, created in collaboration with MVRDV and A-Lab (+ slideshow). More
Oslo warehouse converted into film production facility for Storyline Studios
Oslo offices Studio Vatn and Groma have transformed an industrial storage unit into a studio for a Norwegian film company, divided into different departments by translucent screens (+ slideshow). More
Tiny timber cabin by Jarmund/Vigsnæs has windows incorporated in its angled facades
Norwegian studio Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects has designed a small wooden cabin at the end of a garden in Oslo with an angular form that frames different views of its surroundings (+ slideshow). More
MVRDV used pixellated forms to make DNB Bank "human and approachable" says Winy Maas
Winy Maas of MVRDV explains how his design for a "big building composed of mini units" created a headquarters for Norway's DNB Bank interspersed with indoor and outdoor meeting places, in the penultimate movie from our exclusive series (+ movie). More
Timber-clad home by Schjelderup Trondahl sits on a hill overlooking Oslo
Vibrant green-yellow frames accentuate the windows and doors of this spruce-clad house built on a hillside with views over Oslo (+ slideshow). More
Villa Wot is a brick cuboid punctured by different-sized windows
Dark brick cladding contrasts with the pale wood and plasterboard interior of this house in Oslo by local architecture office Narud Stokke Wiig (+ slideshow). More
Riverside concrete pavilion in Norway pays tribute to a paper press
Exactly 30 years of footage of a paper pulp press in action is being projected onto a concrete screen inside this pavilion, created by A2 Architects and artist John Gerrard on the site of a former paper mill (+ slideshow). More
Snøhetta references religious architecture for Aesop's 100th store
Architecture studio Snøhetta has created a ceiling of intersecting domes inside Aesop's first outpost in Norway – the Australian skincare brand's 100th boutique (+ slideshow). More
Per Kristian Nygård crams a grassy valley into an Oslo gallery
Norwegian artist Per Kristian Nygård attempted to bring the outside inside with this installation that involved building grassy mounds inside an Oslo gallery (+ slideshow). More
Oslo boutique by Snøhetta reinterprets the Scandinavian story of creation
Snøhetta used the Norse myth of creation as a starting point for the design of this fashion and lifestyle store in Oslo, which uses sculpted wood and blackened metal to suggest areas of fire and ice. More
A-Lab adds pixelated tower with a hollow centre to Oslo's new waterfront development
A huge terrace appears to have been carved out of the pixelated body of this mixed-use building in Oslo by Norwegian firm by A-Lab – one of the buildings that make up the city's waterfront Barcode Project (+ movie). More
Snøhetta entices bees into Oslo with honey-coloured Vulkan Beehives
Norwegian architecture studio Snøhetta has designed a series of wooden hives for the roof of an Oslo food court to encourage bees to take up residence in the city (+ slideshow). More
Snøhetta designs visual identity for Oslo's 2022 Winter Olympics bid
News: Snøhetta has designed a visual identity for Oslo's bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. More
Arkwright office by Haptic features slatted staircase emulating rock formations
London studio Haptic references eroded granite rock formations commonly found around the Norwegian coastline with the curving form of this layered timber staircase, created for an office interior in Oslo. More
Floating steel staircase divides Idunsgate Apartment by Haptic
A suspended steel staircase is completed by a piece of wooden furniture in this renovated Oslo loft by London studio Haptic (+ slideshow). More
Catwalk for Up [øpp] by Gartnerfuglen Architects
Models at a Norwegian fashion event walked along this looping wooden catwalk designed by Oslo studio Gartnerfuglen Architects (+ slideshow). More
Plans approved for new Munch Museum in Oslo
News: plans to move a museum housing the works of artist Edvard Munch to a new building by Spanish firm Herreros Arquitectos have been formally approved following five years of political dispute. More
DNB Bank Headquarters by MVRDV
Dutch studio MVRDV has given the new Oslo headquarters for Norwegian bank DNB a pixellated appearance by building a stack of brick and glass cubes (+ slideshow). More