Snøhetta’s founding partners Kjetil Trædal Thorsen (left) and Craig Dykers (right)
Founded by architects Craig Dykers (b. 1961) and Kjetil Trædal Thorsen (b. 1958) in 1989 and named after the highest Norwegian mountain, Oslo and New York City-based Snøhetta is widely regarded as one of the world’s most innovative design offices. Since the beginning, Snøhetta ‘s work is characterized by extreme attention to sustainability, strong integration of architecture and landscape, and a multidisciplinary approach to design.
Eggum panoramic site, Vestvågøy, Lofoten, Norway – architect: Snøhetta
Eggum is a panoramic site on the Vestvågøy island, in the Lofoten archipelago, also renowned for its architecture designed by Norwegian office Snøhetta
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Musée Carnavalet – Museum of the History of Paris
The Musée Carnavalet is the museum of the history of the city of Paris; the museum, recently renovated, occupies two historic mansions in the central Marais district
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National September 11 Memorial & Museum, New York
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is a remembrance site in New York aimed to document the 9/11/2001 attacks and commemorate their victims
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Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion – Viewpoint Snøhetta
The iron and timber Wild Reindeer observation pavilion designed by Snøhetta in central Norway is an example of how good architecture often relies on simplicity
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SANAA wins new Budapest National Gallery competition over Snøhetta
SANAA - Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates wins the design competition for the New National Gallery Ludwig Museum in Budapest over Snøhetta
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Snøhetta + Casson Mann: Lascaux 4 – International Center for Cave Art
Designed by Snøhetta and Casson Mann, the Lascaux 4 Center for Cave Art in Montignac is a great piece of architecture and an innovative archeological museum
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Snøhetta designs new banknotes for Norway’s Central Bank
in 2014, the Central Bank of Norway appointed Snøhetta and Metric Design/Terje Tønnessen to develop the design of its new paper currency
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Snøhetta designs two care retreats as therapeutic aids for Norwegian hospitals
On behalf of the Friluftssykehuset Foundation, Snøhetta has designed two timber care retreats as therapeutic aids for Norwegian hospitals in Oslo and Kristiansand
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