– I am thrilled to hear that there is great international interest in Norwegian architecture. To promote our architecture abroad has been an important task for this government. Norwegian architecture is based on the Norwegian model of society, and creates inclusive and sustainable buildings and environments. This acknowledgement shows that we are on the right path, says the Minister of Culture, Trine Skei Grande.

World Architecture Festival is an annual event and awards ceremony for architects from all over the world. The Norwegian projects are nominated in 11 of WAF’s 35 project categories, from master planning to villas, demonstrating the wide scope of current architecture practice in Norway.

– This is totally unprecedented and testifies to the great international interest in Norwegian architecture, says Tor Inge Hjemdal, CEO of Design and Architecture Norway.

The selection and final presentation of the awards will take place at the World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam from the 28^th to the 30^th November 2018.

A new export program for Norwegian architecture

Five out of seven nominated Norwegian companies are participating in the export program Architecture Go Global. The program is managed by Innovation Norway and Design and Architecture Norway and is an assignment from the Norwegian Ministry of Culture. Architecture Go Global is the first of its kind for architecture companies in Norway.

– We are especially proud of the five Architecture Go Global nominees. Norwegian architecture is of world class quality, and has tremendous international growth potential, says Anita Krohn Traaseth, CEO Innovation Norway.

The following nominees are participating in Architecture Go Global: Haugen/Zohar Architects, Helen & Hard, Lund Hagem Architects, Reiulf Ramstad Architects and Rodeo Architects.

The nominated companies

Haugen/Zohar Architects

• U31 housing, Oslo, Norway
  Nominated in the category Small Scale Housing – Completed Buildings

• Uredd rest area, Gildeskål, Norway
  Nominated in the category Landscape of the year

Helen & Hard AS

• Navet, Vest Agder Museum, Kristiansand, Norway
  Nominated in the category Culture – Future Projects

• Bjergsted Financial Park, Stavanger, Norway
  Nominated in the category Office – Future projects

Lund Hagem 

• Cabin Kvitfjell, Norway
  Nominated in the category Villa – Completed Buildings

Lund Hagem and Atelier Oslo

• Deichman Library, Oslo, Norway
  Nominated in the categories Culture – Future Projects and Glass Future Prize
  The project is designed in a 50/50 collaboration with Atelier Oslo

Reiulf Ramstad Architects 

• Gjøvik University College, Gjøvik, Norway
  Nominated in the category Higher Education and Research – Completed Buildings and Best Use of Certified Timber

• Two-In-One House, Akershus, Norway
  Nominated in the category Villa – Completed Buildings

Rodeo and Lala Oslo

• Action plan for car free Oslo
  Nominated in the categories Infrastructure – Future Projects and Masterplanning – Future Projects
  The same project is nominated in the category Area Planning – Future Projects

Nordic office of Architecture 

• LHL Hospital, Gardermoen, Oslo, Norway
  Nominated in the category Health – Completed Buildings

• Bergen Airport, Bergen, Norway
  Nominated in the category Transport – Completed Buildings

CODE Architects 

• Ullevål tårn, Oslo, Norway
  Nominated in the category Housing, Small Scale – Completed Buildings