The Oslo School of Architecture
Highlights
Guest lectures
Experiences in light and sound
were created by master students
from the Institute of Design in
collaboration with students from
the Norwegian Academy of Music.
40,000 people walked along the
river whilst different objects were
illuminated to music, creating a
spectacular event against the dark
autumn sky.
The Aker River
Night Walk
(Elvelangs)
22 September
2011
Small-scale Experimental Building:
Exhibition Opening
13 December 2011
The Norwegian Minister for Education, Kristin
Halvorsen, opened the exhibition of small-scale
housing modules. She was impressed by the collabo-
ration of this master course with other schools in the
building sector. All projects were designed accord-
ing to passive house principles. In front of a packed
auditorium, Joan Ramos Pastor Planas, an exchange
student from barcelona, presented his project that
was selected for production at full-scale.
Small-scale Experimental Building:
Follow up Production and Full-scale Testing
21 February 2012
A gluelam frame for a full-scale experimental building
was tested at Sogn Secondary School for Vocational
Education. Innovative screw-based joints proved
their strength during a controlled and monitored load
test up to and beyond breaking point.
