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The winners of the competition in Alta, Narvik and Lillestrøm were announced and awarded at the Prize Ceremony in Oslo. The event took place Thursday 30th of November and it [...]

Jury remarks: The winning project On Reflection clearly chooses a step-by-step strategy. The main reason for this decision is that the winners understand the existing buildings [...]

On 10 July 2017, we will publish a temporary listing of the submitted projects. We invite all the participants to make sure their projects stand on that list – if not, they will [...]

Site visit in Lillestrøm   Time: Wednesday 19th of April 01.00PM   Place: Nesa (at the entrance outside Dynea) Svelleveien 33 2004 [...]

Site visit in Narvik   Time: Friday 7th of April 01.00PM   Place: Sentrumsgården at the 6th floor Kongensgate 51 8514 Narvik   Remember to sign up [...]

Site visit in Alta   Time: Thursday 6th of April 01.00PM   Place: Skiferkaia (in the canteen building) Strandveien 48 9511 Alta     Remember to [...]

Trondheim Trondheim is today an important city for industry and commerce, education and research. The city is situated in Mid-Norway, where the River Nidelva meets [...]

Trondheim The Europan site in Trondheim is located in the district of Nyhavna, a place full of contradictions and conflicts. Heavy industry, alternative cultural activities and [...]

Reinventing Haugerud, Creating a cultural arena, Reprogramming the high north

by Espen Røyseland og Øystein Rø, Secretariat of Europan Norway As an idea competition for young design professionals, Europan has for 20 years represented an alternative to [...]

Jury remarks: This project has a clear and flexible strategy, a programmatic approach that builds on existing features in the area, adding some simple attractions. The [...]

By Beatriz Ramo, STAR strategies + architecture Chairman of the Norwegian Europan 12 Jury     Please allow me to introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and [...]

March 12th | 19th hrs | Pigalle (Olympen) Europan Norway is happy to invite you to the launching event of Europan 13 in the fabulous location of Pigalle (Olympen) Thursday the [...]

The Adaptable City 2 Self-Organization  -  Sharing  -  Process   Europan 13 continues with the generic theme of “The Adaptable City”: adaption to the need [...]

Dear Europan competitors Norway is in a time of rapid urbanization that calls for adaptions on many levels: Adapting to densification, to urban culture, smarter use of [...]

Sustainable City and New Public spaces

Jury remarks: Cumulus is a solid architectural concept that solves the challenges of the site in a convincing way. It can be successfully implemented even if only a part of the [...]

Jury remarks: The project illustrates a platform and a sketch for some tools with which to develop the place: While the project discusses the urban context, it holds some [...]

Jury remarks: This proposal argues for a radical new strategy that aims at infiltrating the existing structures by adding a new layer. The project makes reference to the [...]

Jury remarks: For the building site at Strandveien 27, the project Proscenium proposed a permeable building with a public passage. A ramp connects the different levels of [...]

Jury remarks: Repositioning the Remote, the first prize winner for Vardø, demonstrates not only a deep knowledge of the history, geography and assets of the site, but also a [...]

What architecture for sustainable cities?

Jury remarks: The jury appreciated the simplicity and coherency of this proposal. The presentation communicates an optimal choice for a light rail route and its infrastructural [...]

From now until 2050 the Oslo region is expected to gain half a million new inhabitants. This dramatic growth puts pressure ont the urban fabric of the region.

Kristiaan Borret Member of the International Scientific Committee of Europan   What do you think about the norwegian sites for Europan 13?   -The sites in [...]

Europan provides architects, landscape architects and urbanists under the age of 40 a unique possibility to launch new ideas and contribute to the important discussion of the [...]

Architects, landscape architects and urbanists under the age of 40. Europan is a competition for students and young professional architects, landscape architects and urbanists [...]

If you want to participate in the competition you have to register at Europan-europe.eu. There you also can find information about all the sites. When you are registering you [...]

The jury of Europan Norway consists of both international and Norwegian experts within the field of urban planning and architecture. Ellen Hellsten Ellen Hellsten (NO) (1972) [...]

EVOLUTION 3: OBJECT VS. PROJECT (PROCESS) With communication tools and social networks in the rising, our culture grows less object-based; and this phenomena affects architecture [...]

EVOLUTION 2: SEGREGATION VS. SHARING Sharing is an issue in the design and regeneration of an adaptable city: sharing of spaces, expertise, values, imaginary; not just an [...]

THREE EVOLUTIONS OF THE URBAN/ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTION FOR THE EUROPAN 13 SITES   EVOLUTION 1: WELFARE STATE VS. SELF-ORGANIZATION The essence of the European city is a [...]

Europan 12 in Bærum explored how the post-industrial area Hamang in Northern Sandvika, could undergo a transformation. The highway E16, currently splitting the area, will be [...]

Arild Eriksen and Joakim Skajaa won Europan 10 at Haugerud in Groruddalen in 2009. Their winning entry aimed to rediscover Haugerud’s lost identity by exploring low rise/high [...]

Norway is represented by five sites along the Norwegian coast in the 13th edition of the Europan competition.

Ørsta Rediscovering the centre Location: Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Population: 10,500 Strategic Site: 99 ha Project Site: 13,5 ha Commission after [...]

Stavanger Post-oil city Location: Forus, Stavanger, Norway Population: 130,000 Strategic Site: 102 ha Project Site: 4,5 ha Commission after competition: [...]

Os Os x 2 Location: Osøyro, Os, Norway Population: 19,000 Strategic Site: 90 ha Project Site: 4,5 ha Commission after competition: Planning and building [...]

Bergen Sharing in the city Location: Grønneviksøren, Bergen, Norway Population: Bergen: 268,000 City center: 40,000 Strategic Site: 64 ha Project Site: 7,7 [...]

Trondheim Nyhavna avantgarde Location: Nyhavna, Trondheim, Norway Population: 180,000 Strategic Site: 41,9 ha Project Site: 6 ha Commision after competition: [...]