DETOUR ASIA Lecture 2 December

Reading Topological Space - Examples from the National Tourist Routes Project

Norway has a national ambition to promote a selection of spectacular nature experiences for a national and international audience. In these nature experiences, architecture is the visual structure that creates a portal of experience in to the landscape, by making the places accessible and adapted for movement. In this lecture, Mr. Karl Otto Ellefsen, architect and principal of the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, will introduce the National Tourist Routes project. Mr. Espen Herman Rahlff, owner and partner of the Norwegian architect office 3RW Architects, will present their project proposals for some of these view points and rest stops.

Where and when

Time:  Friday 2 December 2011 at 18:30
Venue:  Lecture Hall, 1st Floor, Building No. 7, Central Academy of Fine Arts

About the lecturers

Mr. Karl Otto Ellefsen is a professor in Architecture and Urbanism as well as rector of the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO).  Mr. Ellefsen studied architecture at AHO and at the Architectural Association in London. Ellefsen is a practicing architect and has also published widely on architectural and urban theory and history. He is also known for his architectural critique in the Nordic countries.

 

As owner and partner of 3RW Architects, Mr. Espen Herman Rahlff is involved in the strategic planning and the daily management at 3RW. He is also working as project manager for several running projects at the office. Through his work he has gained great experience as an architect and urban planner. Mr. Rahlff has been teaching at several institutions in Norway and abroad. Since 1991 been engaged as main teacher at all levels at the Bergen School of Architecture (BAS) and today he is also a board member at the institution. Mr. Rahlff is at the moment working on the planning and development for 726 new student flats at Grønneviksøren in Bergen.