Snøhetta has designed “Svart”, the world’s first Powerhouse hotel above the Arctic Circle. Not only does the hotel reduce its yearly energy consumption by approximately 85%, but it also produces its own energy! More info at .
Snøhetta Completes “Under”, Europe’s first underwater restaurant. The project is a tribute to the wild fauna of the sea and to the rocky coastline of Norway’s southern tip. Read more at
We're honored to be named to
@FastCompany
's 2019 list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies, recognized for our innovation in rethinking the library, from the Alexandria Library (our first) to the Calgary Central Library (our latest).
#FCMostInnovative
Calgary Central Library is the recipient of a 2019 national AIA/ALA Library Building Award. Granted by
@AIANational
in partnership with
@ALALibrary
, the award honors the best in library architecture and design.
Lascaux IV, The 7th Room and the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture have all made TIME Magazine’s (
@TIME
) top 100 list of the World’s Greatest Places for 2018. More info at
Following an international design competition, Snøhetta has been commissioned to design the Shanghai Grand Opera House in Shanghai, China. Snøhetta has been commissioned to design the Shanghai Grand Opera House in Shanghai, China. Read more at
We’re excited to see that the new Norwegian banknotes are beginning to come into circulation! The new banknote design is based Snøhetta’s design proposal which explores the notion of the beauty of boundaries of the characteristic Norwegian coastline. More:
In collaboration with
@NorskHydroASA
and
@vestrefurniture
Snøhetta has created an art installation for the
@NobelPeaceOslo
in Oslo, Norway. The “peace bench”, entitled The Best Weapon, will be first unveiled at the
@unitednations
Headquarters in New York City on July 18
After an extensive renovation period, the
@museecarnavalet
, reopens to the public on Saturday 29 May 2021. Snøhetta has added a touch of novelty to the space through contemporary staircases, new furniture pieces in the reception area and graphic design.
We’re thrilled to announce that Snøhetta and DIALOG’s design of Calgary’s Central Library has received 2020 Honor awards from the AIANY and the AIA National! These awards recognize and celebrate outstanding buildings and spaces. Congrats also to our partners
@calgarylibrary
Snøhetta has developed the new name and visual identity for one of Scandinavia’s largest mobility providers, the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) – from now on known as Vy. Read more here:
On behalf of shipowner Holmøy Maritime, Snøhetta has designed Holmen Industrial Area, a highly sophisticated and colorful 6,000 square meter fishing facility situated in the archipelago of Vesterålen in Northern Norway. More info at
Our design for
@TempleUniv
's
#CharlesLibrary
is officially open and we couldn't be more thrilled to see students, faculty, and the Philadelphia community take over their new home. Congrats,
@TempleLibraries
! Photos by Michael Grimm.
Snøhetta has been selected as one of 20 firms that will provide architectural design services for New York City’s future public buildings. See more in
@ArchDaily
"Snøhetta’s designs make you want to travel, but they also make you want to stop, slow down and look around." Read more in our spotlight in
@cntraveller
's roundup of 50 people changing the way we travel.
Libraries are having a moment. In the past few years dozens have opened across the world, resembling nothing like the book-depot versions from the past.
Snøhetta has been selected to lead the expansion of Joslyn Art Museum (
@joslynartmuseum
) in Omaha, Nebraska. We're thrilled to be working with their team to imagine the future of the Museum in the next chapter of its life. More:
Attending the
@CityParksAll
Greater & Greener conference in Philadelphia this weekend? Be sure to join Snøhetta Partner & Director of Landscape Architecture Michelle Delk for the conference’s Sunday Seminar discussion on June 19th.
#GreaterGreener
Together with local French partner Atelier d’Urbanité Roland Castro and engineering firm
@WSP_fr
, Snøhetta is honored to have won the architectural competition for upgrading and modernizing the Boulevard de La Croisette in
@villecannes
#publicspace
“There’s a lot of evidence now that nature has an effect on us when it comes to stress regulation. We can see the body calms when it’s in nature [...]. This is especially true for children” - Child Psychologist Maren Østvold Lindheim
@Oslounivsykehus
Europe’s first underwater restaurant, Under, is being lowered into the sea by the village of Båly,
#Norway
! Up until now, the restaurant has been built on land, but the building is now being transported to the plot where it will welcome its first guests in the spring of 2019.
Snøhetta has completed its 4th energy positive building in the Powerhouse portfolio. The new Powerhouse Telemark reduces its yearly net energy consumption by 70% and produces more energy than it will consume over its entire lifespan. More info at
Snøhetta has the chance to meet Theodore Roosevelt in North Dakota! As a finalist for the architectural and landscape design competition of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, we’re honored to have the opportunity to work with
@TRPresLibrary
📷 Allison O'Keefe
We are excited to be recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies for the second year in a row by
@FastCompany
“for pioneering carbon-negative buildings that generate more energy than they consume”.
#FCMostInnovative
#sustainablebuildings
Have a look at Snøhetta's new design proposal for the Kon-Tiki Museum! Located on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo, the design aims to renew the museum in line with Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl’s heritage.
@kontikimuseet
#kontiki
We’re thrilled to share these amazing construction photos of Under, captured by
@AldoAmoretti
! When the restaurant opens in the spring of 2019, it will provide an under-water experience inspiring a sense of awe and delight, activating all the senses.
Have a look at Snøhetta’s design proposal for Shenzhen's new Opera House!
The Shenzhen Opera House is not just a building; it is an urban structure, a cultural quarter, and a landmark in the City – a global lighthouse of culture.
#architecture
Have a look at the new visual identity for Bjarne Melgaard Enterprise! The brand identity of the world-renowned contemporary artist
@BjarneMelgaard
is founded upon an “e-mail first” philosophy, using only text via Unicode symbols and some ‘90s html code.
As of tomorrow, you can explore the pop-up exhibition “A House to Die In” at
#Tjuvholmen
in
#Oslo
. The exhibition delves into the story of how an unconventional building challenges our perception of the limits between art and architecture. More info at !
Our new monograph is out in bookstores! "Snøhetta: Collective Intuition,” published this spring with
@Phaidon
, dives into 24 recent projects, examining the works not merely as they were built, but also as they are lived. Available in stores/online; more at
On behalf of real estate developer MIRIS, and in collaboration with
@SkanskaNorge
,
@AsplanViak
and
@nokia
, Snøhetta has designed The Spark, a sustainable data center concept that fuels connected Power Cities with energy from its excess heat. More info at .
As of tomorrow you can explore details about the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet during an exhibition about European theatre and opera buildings at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in
#Frankfurt
,
#Germany
. Make sure to pop by if you’re in town!
Today we unveil the design of the new
#kitchen
and courtyard renovation at The French Laundry (
@_TFL_
), designed in collaboration with
@Chef_Keller
and envelope a+d. Read more about the design on our website here:
Snøhetta recognizes the ongoing reverberations of the events of September 11, 2001. Despite many challenges, we search for optimism in the future. The design of the Memorial Museum Pavilion in NYC reflects this idea at this important site.
Thank you to
@archinect
for highlighting Snøhetta's work on the
@cornell_tech
Verizon Executive Education Center and Graduate Roosevelt Island Hotel.
These projects mark the completion of the first phase of the Cornell Tech Roosevelt Island campus plan.
Over the last two years we've worked with Ford to create a new Master Plan to transform their Research & Engineering Center in Dearborn, Michigan. For more info visit
Image courtesy of Snøhetta and Plomp
First ground has been broken on Snøhetta and Next Step Group's Wendelstrand development in Sweden. Set to finish in 2024, the project aims to become a leading example for environmentally friendly housing concepts and social sustainability.
#snohetta
Elaine Molinar, Snøhetta Partner & Managing Director – The Americas, is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the upcoming
@FacadesPlus
conference in New York City on April 13th focusing on the potential for facades to tell stories.
This evening at 5:30pm GMT, Snøhetta co-founder, Kjetil Trædal Thorsen will present the company's unique approach to architecture and design at
@Cambridge_Uni
's Faculty of Architecture, in Cambridge UK.
Snøhetta’s designs for the
@SummitOV
observation deck have made their public debut!
The 1000-foot promontory includes an L-shaped terrace where mountain shrubs, high meadow perennials and grasses, and rough-hewn materials approximate traditional alpine experiences.
We have developed the exhibition design and graphic profile for the Utestemme/Outdoor Matters exhibition at the National Museum – Architecture in Oslo. Go see it until September 1st, 2019!
@nasjonalmuseet
@ArchDigest
calls our design for
@TempleUniv
's new library a "soaring ode to knowledge." Read the review + interviews with
@TempleLibraries
and the Snøhetta design team: 📸: Michael Grimm
Snøhetta Founders, Craig Dykers and Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, will present at the
@RIBA
+
@VitrABathrooms
-talk in London, tonight at 7pm GMT. The lecture is sold out, but the talk will be live-streamed at:
Elaine Molinar on the future El Paso Children's Museum: "“Growing up in El Paso, I was inspired by the historic architectural stock they have and the mountain landscape,” Molinar says. “It sparked my interest in architecture before I knew it was a profession that I could pursue.”
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen on the intersection of architecture and sound, captured at the RESONATE: Thinking Sound and Space conference this past February: "Architecture in many ways is the art of prepositions."
Geopolymer concrete – the construction material of the future?
Snøhetta works with Norwegian startup Saferock to develop the production of net zero concrete for the construction industry of the future.
More info at and
Have a look at Snøhetta's proposal for a new city district on a brownfield site in the Hungarian capital of Budapest!
Designed for density, this urban vision creates a distinct identity for the new vibrant urban quarter in direct relation to the river.
New photos of the
#ArchForArch
, the commemorative arch for human rights activist Desmond Tutu that we designed in collaboration with
@designindaba
and Local Studio, captured by Dave Southwood. More:
We’re excited to be featured in CNN’s Masters of Experience! "It's really breaking all the conditions that you would have for a normal living quarter. But it's still a habitat", says Kjetil Thorsen of “A House to Die In”. Read the full story on
#CNN
As of tomorrow our cooperative project “Les Lumières Pleyel” will be exhibited during the “Inventing the Greater Paris Metropolis” exhibition at Pavillon de l'Arsenal (
@PavillonArsenal
) in
#Paris
. Pop by if you’re in town! See for more.
The new design by Snøhetta for the Heysen gallery in the Adelaide Hills will include a gallery, art storage facility retail outlet and restaurant. The design will allow for a reinvigorated and immersive reading of the work of artists Hans Heysen, and daughter Nora Heysen.
Happy New Year from all of us at Snøhetta! Thank you all for following along on an amazing year. Here’s a little sneak peek at one of the projects you will see more of in
#2018
, namely Powerhouse Drøbak Montessori Secondary School,
#Norway
’s most environmentally friendly school!
Welcome to Aesop Duke of York Square in
#London
! This 108-square-meter Snøhetta designed retail space is the latest addition to Aesop’s series of uniquely designed boutiques around the world.
Aesop's Duke of York Square is longlisted for a
@dezeen
award for best Retail Interior! The London storefront is the 7th we've been fortunate enough to have designed in partnership w/
@aesopskincare
. More on our collaboration at .
Snøhetta has designed “a better place to think” for Norwegian tech company
@remarkablepaper
. In the store, reMarkable’s latest paper tablet can be experienced in an environment that allows visitors to delve into a universe that fosters focused thinking.
Our work on the Neal S. Blaisdell Center Master Plan in Honolulu, Hawai‘i was designed to update the 22-acre complex for future generations. The site is home to the state's premiere arts and cultural venues in the heart of O‘ahu.
Calgary’s New Central Library has reached construction completion!
@calgarylibrary
is moving in over the next few weeks in preparation for the public opening on November 1 - hope to see you there! Photo by Julian Parkinson.
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (
@slso
) has selected Snøhetta as the project lead and design architect for the expansion and modernization of the organization’s historic performance space, Powell Hall.
Read more on
@stlpublicradio
:
We’re inaugurating
#2018
with a first peek at the Snøhetta designed Muttrah Fish Market. Situated west of Muscat, on the coast of Gulf of Oman, this new fish market is created to serve as a focal point for the community of
#Muttrah
. More info at .
Snøhetta designs The Arc – a visitor center for Arctic preservation storage in Svalbard. Showcasing content from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and the Arctic World Archive
Meet us at the
#MIPIM
conference in
#Cannes
,
#France
! We’re excited about the increasing number of
#Sn
øhetta projects in the French market, and we can’t wait to share details about our newly established Paris studio. More info at .
The Willamette Falls Riverwalk is the recipient of a 2018 ASLA National Award for Analysis and Planning! Congrats to all of the 2018 Winners.
@NationalASLA
@WFLegacyProject
#WFLP
Snøhetta has designed "The Best Weapon" – an installation that symbolizes diplomacy and dialogue. The piece is curently showcased the UN Headquarters Plaza in New York City and is commissioned by the Nobel Peace Center.
@NobelPeaceOslo
More info here:
Girls from Queensbury, Saratoga, on a school trip to the
@UN
sitting on the 'peace bench' designed by snøhetta, a symbol of peace and dialogue.
74th
@UN
General Assembly opened this week in New York.
More:
#behindthescenes
#UNGA
UN Photo/Kim Haughton