Norwegian architecture is known to be closely connected to the nature. The purpose of the trip is to introduce the latest Norwegian architecture development to the Chinese delegation to inspire more future collaboration. The Norwegian Pavilion at EXPO Shanghai will be one of the main topics and is a good example of collaborative result between Norway and China.
The Chinese delegation consists of 12 top architecture professionals from universities such as CAFA (The Central Academy of Fine Arts), Tsinghua University and Tongji University, architecture firms and media from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. During the 5 days’ visit, the group will visit Norsk Form, AHO (The Oslo School of Architecture and Design), Snøhetta architects and National Museum of Architecture as well as many contemporary Norwegian architecture works (from the late Sverre Fehn to the younger generation). The group will also spend 2 days outside Oslo to visit architecture works along the National Tourist Routes in Rondane and more works by various architects in Lillehammer and Hamar.
The trip will definitely contribute to the upcoming Norwegian-Chinese architecture initiatives in 2010, including “Lost in Nature” architecture exhibition at Tsinghua University , Beijing in May, and “Detour” architecture exhibition with seminar/symposium at the Norwegian pavilion at EXPO Shanghai, and tour in Guangzhou and Beijing after EXPO later this fall.
If you are interested in more about this, please contact bejinfo@mfa.no
See also the following links:
Norsk Form:http://www.norskform.no/
AHO: http://www.aho.no/
Snøhetta: http://www.snoarc.no/#/main/
National Museum for Architecture: http://mikro.nasjonalmuseet.no/arkitektur/
National Tourist Routes in Norway: http://www.turistveg.no/main.asp?lang=eng
CAFA: http://www.cafa.edu.cn/channel.asp?id=10
Tsinghua University: http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/eng/index.jsp
Tongji University: http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/inc/index.asp