From Metropolis, a great article on a Norwegian architectural firm that I am liking very much. I think my traveling architect chum might appreciate not only their process but the fact that they design some bloody good looking buildings to boot . . . maybe I'm just missing skiing again this year and am focusing too much on the pretty pictures?
Anyway, back to the point in hand; in this article, 'the snow people' are being interviewed on their selection for the Cultural Center at Ground Zero. Asked if their relatively low profile was an aid to the project win, the response was humble but at the same time loaded with grand aims and ambitions:
We're not big famous architects, and that might actually be an advantage for us. Doing signature buildings in a certain style is what a lot of big famous architects do, whereas our approach is to do something unique, but in a way that feels natural. Our buildings are memorable but unimposing, and they're very much generated out of relationships and interaction between the land and sky.
Sentiments that I agree with and that I will (hopefully) be exploring at a later date. Over and out, or as they say in Norge 'bugger off and do some work'.
