- You shall build it exactly here! That’s what the Danish king Christian IV supposingly said back in 1624 when he decided where the new... »
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Welcome to Oslo, Renzo Piano!
New kid is coming to town: The world famous architect Renzo Piano is the man behind the new museum for modern art at Tjuvholmen in Oslo. The spectacular building, which is the new home for the Astrup-Fearnley Museum, will open in 2012, and will be the jewel in the crown in the new residential area... »
Walking on a roof
So walking on the roof of a white building by the sea shore is the hottest thing you can do in Oslo these days? Yep. When the much discussed new opera was opened in 2008, very few could have guessed that the building would be a lot more crowded on the outside than on the... »