Oslo opera house

Two incredibly good reasons to visit a place. The Oslo Opera House not only houses the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the national opera theatre, but is also architecturally worth a visit! Definitely a place to see. #NOBLEANDSTYLE #OSLO #OPERAHOUSE

I'm constantly dreaming of new and exotic places to visit far, far away. So I sometimes forget how lucky I am to be Norwegian and that I'm able to call a place like this home. Every time I get out

Despite the persistent image of the architect as a heroic loner erecting monumental edifices through sheer force of will, the building art has always been a highly cooperative enterprise. Although the parti (basic organizing principle) of a design may sometimes be the product of one intelligence, the realization of a structure of even moderate complexity depends on a broad range of expertise seldom encompassed by any individual, no matter how singularly gifted. As an artistic endeavor…

** Oslo Opera House, Norway. Looks like an iceberg. Rooftop used for outdoor concert venue. So interesting!

at RESONATE lisbon, a one-day conference at the MAAT museum, snøhetta’s kjetil thorsen will discuss the oslo opera house, which opened in 2008.

Modern architecture is becoming more popular in Norway, and there's no better example than the striking Opera House of Oslo.

Architect; Snohetta, 2007.

Here are some more photographs, plans and renderings of the new Oslo Opera House by Norwegian architects Snøhetta. See our previous story for more photographs and info. Above photo © Statsbygg The following information is from Snøhetta: -- The operahouse is the realisation of the winning competition entry. Four diagrams, which were part of the

Oslo Opera House, arts building in Norway - design by Snøhetta, architects - Norwegian architecture: info + photos of Opera House Oslo building