Discords: Norwegian Architecture 1945–65

The exhibition scheduled at the National Architecture Museum in Oslo focuses on a number of neglected aspects of modern Norwegian architecture right after the second world war. Since the museum moved to its new premises, expanded and renovated by Sverre Fehn in 2008, it is the first exhibition to feature the museum’s own architecture collection, including works by important Norwegian architects such as: Arne Korsmo, Knut Knutsen, Erling Viksj?, Christian Norberg-Schulz e Sverre Fehn. The exhibition and the catalogue present a variety of different trends that may all be interpreted as adaptations or revisions of the modernist ideologies of the years between the two world wars. They also focus on a number of themes including design for the media, landscape and nature, modernism and history, space and experimentation.

by Agnese Bifulco

Exhibition: Discords: Norwegian Architecture 1945–65
Location: Oslo, Norway
Dates: November 14 2010 – April 3 2011

www.nasjonalmuseet.no

Captions

1
Erling Viksj?, Hybelhus for Stortingsmenn (1954)
Photo: Teigen / Nasjonalmuseet
2
Christian Norberg-Schulz, Italiesin, eget sommerhus i Porto Ercole, Italia (1960–61). Fra terrassen med utsikt over Middelhavet.
Photo: Christian Norberg-Schulz / Nasjonalmuseet
3
Frank Lloyd Wright, Taliesin West, Arizona (1937–59).
Photo: H?kon Mjelva / Nasjonalmuseet
4
Blakstad og Munthe-Kaas, KATEDRAL, (1947). Konkurranseutkast, Bod? kirke.
Photo: Nasjonalmuseet
5
Knut Knutsen, Holmen kirke, Asker (1958-65). Avfotografert modell.
Photo: Teigen / Nasjonalmuseet
6
Erling Viksj?, g?rd i g?rd, (1951). Konkurranseutkast, r?dhus i Bergen.
Photo: Bergen byarkiv.
7
Geir Grung, Eget hus p? Jongskollen, B?rum (1961–63).
Photo: Johan Brun / Nasjonalmuseet
8
Sverre Fehn, 58, (1956). Konkurranseutkast, Norges paviljong p? verdensutstillingen i Brussel.
Photo: Nasjonalmuseet.
9
Knut Knutsen, Eget sommerhus, Port?r i Krager? (1949).
Photo: Teigen / Nasjonalmuseet
10
Helge Hjertholm, 30303, (1961). Konkurranseutkast, Evangelisk-luthersk kirke i moderne boligkvarter.
Photo: Nasjonalmuseet
11
Jan Inge Hovig, Tromsdalen kirke (1966).
Photo: Teigen / Nasjonalmuseet
12
Eliassen og Lambertz-Nilssen, Norsk sj?fartsmuseum (1952–61).
Photo: Bj?rn Winsnes / Nasjonalmuseet