27 April–30 December 2018
The National Museum – Architecture, Norway
Do Oslo’s first-time homebuyers and other house hunters get the quality they pay in their search for a new home? Have houses and flats gone from being a home to an object of investment? Do current housing policies make good housing affordable for people with normal incomes?
During the early 2000s, Oslo became one of the fastest growing cities in Europe. New apartment buildings began rising ever faster and higher, and in ever denser configurations. With its exploration of residential projects planned and realised in the capital over the past ten to fifteen years, the exhibition focused on standards of urban living.
How do outdoor areas, neighbourhood structures, access to daylight, and the layout of individual apartments affect our quality of life? The exhibition exposed the links between politics, regulatory mechanisms, and architecture, with further reference to cities such as Copenhagen, Berlin and Vienna.
The exhibition was produced by The National Museum in collaboration with Helen & Hard Architects.
Curators and Educators:
Nina Berre, Julie Leding, Anne Marit Lunde, Eva Madshus,
Salas Montes Mañas, Cathrine Furuholmen, Reinhard Kropf,
Ole Gaudernack, Paola Simone, Talette Rørvik Simonsen,
Eli Solsrud et. al.
Project Manager: Nina Frang Høyum
Exhibition Design: Helen & Hard Architects
Graphic Design: KORD AS
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