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Architecture in the Nordic countries: a slide show

A powerful expressive work with two inclined and faceted towers connected by a sky bridge. The buildings are trapez shaped and made with white plates and glass
Placed up in the mountains, surrounded by green grass. Far away, you can see a tall mountain with a little snow on it. In the corner, there is a spot where people can stand and use the glass telescope (a device made of square glass) to look at the view.
Horisontal picture of four quite different looking buildings. Building 1 is wide, beige brown. Building 2 is tall and thin, dark grey. Building 3 is square and light grey with red blocks. The last building is white and triangular.
White asymmetric building, very low but wide. It is white with large glass windows. There are pople sitting all around the building and on the roof aswell. The building is located right by the waterfront. Taken at sunset.
Four buildings covered with glass windows placed right beside each other very close to the habour. They each have a crane-like structure in the front. That means - poles geometrically structured across each other for a strong hold.
Tall white building in a criss-cross like pattern. It consists of white plates and clear windows. Around the building, there are trees planted.
Picture taken from up high, propably a helicopter. Shows the city of Tórshavn and Glasir. The Glasir building is round shaped with glass windows all around. Three rectangular buildings are then connected all around the building.
A housing complex made out of glass. What is special about this complex is that the balconies are triangular made by glass aswell. From far away, the balconies together look like spikes.
Older photo from 1952, a building of red bricks formed half wide (on the left side) and tall (on the right side). It is sunny.
Inside of a church/a chapel, very white coloured. Looks quite closed with not much space since the walls on the sides are arching in.At the back theres an organ. There are also rows of benches to sit.
3XN, AC Hotel Bella Sky (2011), Ørestad in Copenhagen, Denmark: A powerful expressive work with two inclined and faceted towers connected by a sky bridge. Photo: Krysta Mae Dimick
Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk, glass telescope in Norway (1997): Nedre Oscarshaug. Photo: Krysta Mae Dimick
Housing projects built in Reykjavik’s Skuggahverfi? district: A cacophony of design directions, styles and materials are on display in the mid- and high-rise housing projects built in Reykjavik’s Skuggahverfi? district during the boom period of the early 2000s. Photo: Photo: Wlliam C. Miller
Snøhetta, Opera House (2007), Oslo: An example of a new cultural institution located along the waterfront to create a public promenade and provide a catalyst for the development of the Bjørvika neighborhood. The Barcode Project (2008-12), metaphorically recalling the vertical bar and space pattern of a ubiquitous bar code, sits behind the Opera. Photo: Krysta Mae Dimick.
Kai Wartiainen, Ruoholahti High Tech centre (2001), Helsinki: The series of crane-like structures on the west harbour houses both IT companies and educational facilities. Photo: Krysta Mae Dimick
Henning Larsen, concert and congress hall (2011), Uppsala: The split cubic form with a sculptural reflective metallic and glass façade is referred to locally as the 'Crystal'. Photo: Krysta Mae Dimick
The Tórshavn education centre: Designed as an extension and interpretation of the natural landscape, the indoor courtyard of the Tórshavn education centre with its terraced steps provides open spaces for group meetings, as well as auditorium seating. Gigantic transparent skylights allow abundant daylight into the atrium. Photo: Rasmus Hjortshøj. Courtesy of: BIG
PLOT, VM housing complex (2005), Copenhagen: One of the initial avant-garde Danish housing projects, featuring a sloped glass façade and spikey meshed balconies. Photo: Krysta Mae Dimick
Alvar Aalto, Säynätsalo Town Hall (1952), Finland: A unique building, this small civic complex humanises and civilises the surrounding forest landscape, becoming a stage for human interaction and civic discourse. Photo: Wlliam C. Miller
The interior of Jørn Utzon’s Bagsværd church (1976), Copenhagen: The curving white flowing ceiling captures Utzon’s intention of creating a cloud-like sky within the space. Photo: seier+seier (CC BY 2.0)
Revised 13.09.2023
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Nicola Anne Witcombe