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Architects: Vigsnæs+Kosberg++ Architects
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Brick
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Professionals: SV Betong AS, Gullik Gulliksen AS, Sweco, AK Byggservice
Nils Petter Dale
The Wessel Quarter / Vigsnæs+Kosberg++ Architects
Steinsdalsfossen Waterfall / JVA
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Architects: JVA
- Area: 110 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Grindaker AS, Multiconsult, Lysstoff AS
Cynical Optimism Links the Homes of Alain de Botton's Living Architecture Series
Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture project - a joyful, democratically-minded concept to share quality architecture in the UK - was borne out of personal crisis. The Swiss-born philosopher and author gained fame in both popular and architectural circles following the release of his book, "The Architecture of Happiness."
The book was immediately successful (movie buffs may recall its brief cameo in the 2009 film 500 Days of Summer), but the response unsettled Botton. “...However pleasing it is two write a book about an issue one feels passionately about," he explained to Assemble Papers, "the truth is that - a few exceptions aside - books don’t change anything. I realized that if I cared so much about architecture, writing was a coward’s way out; the real challenge was to build.”
Sykepleierskolen The Nursing School / JVA
Rust House / Jarmund / Vigsnæs Architects
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Architects: Jarmund / Vigsnæs Architects
- Area: 198 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Amkel, Castor AS, Cembrit, Velfac
Outside In House / Jarmund / Vigsnæs Architects
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Architects: Jarmund / Vigsnæs Architects
- Area: 984 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Bergknapp, Cotto d'Este, Svenneby Sag og Høvleri
Villa Tussefaret / Lie Øyen Arkitekter
- Area: 60 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Lie Øyen arkitekter, Opplandske Betongindustri AS
Paleet Shopping Center / JVA
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Architects: JVA
- Area: 10100 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: RISS AS, Linda Knoph Vigsnæs/LYSSTOFF
Interview with Alain de Botton, Author of "The Architecture of Happiness"
Better known for his books and television documentaries, which address the importance of philosophy in our daily lives, Alain de Botton is founder of “Living Architecture,” a company which rents holiday homes designed by renowned architectural practices like: MVRDV, NORD, Jarmund/Vigsnaes, David Kohn Architects and Peter Zumthor. It was while writing the book “The Architecture of Happiness” that the Swiss/British philosopher had this idea. He has also been designated honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, in acknowledgement of his services to architecture.
Hugo Oliveira: Architects like Alison and Peter Smithson believed that they could transform people’s lives for the better through architecture. Is this sort of innocence important?
Alain de Botton: The Smithson’s ambition is terrific. The problem is that architects can’t change the world until they become developers. At the moment, the best of our architects are merely hired jesters designed to enliven the egos and bank balances of large property developers.
Bøler church / Hansen-Bjørndal Arkitekter AS
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Architects: Hansen-Bjørndal Arkitekter AS
- Area: 3231 m²
- Year: 2011
Gullesfjord Weight Control Station / JVA
- Year: 2011