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Sverre Fehn

Sverre Fehn

Sverre Fehn (born 1924) received his architectural education shortly after WWII and quickly became the leading Norwegian architect of his generation. He is also Norway’s most widely acclaimed architect abroad. Fehn’s teacher, Arne ... + More

The 1990s

Norwegian Architecture in the 1990s

In the 1990s Norwegian architects returned to modernism’s roots. Private homes and office buildings alike were given large, smooth facades and clear geometrical volumes reminiscent of the functionalism of the 1930s. The most widely ... + More

The Alexandria Library

The Library of Alexandria

The ancient library of Alexandria contained the greatest collection of writings in antiquity. When it was destroyed in the 5th century A.D., a vast trove of ancient wisdom was lost forever. In 1989 the Egyptian state announced an ... + More

Contemporary Architecture

Contemporary Norwegian architecture

A number of distinguished Norwegian architects emerged after WWII and dominated Norway’s architecture for the rest of the century. While most of these have now retired or passed away, a new generation of talented young architects has ... + More

Stave Churches

Stave Churches

Between 1100 and 1300 some 1,000 wooden stave churches were built in Norway. Today fewer than 30 remain. While archaeologists have found proof that stave churches were built all over northern Europe, they have only been preserved in ... + More

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