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Denmark - Sweden (16km)
Half of it is under water (8km).
©2005-2008 AlexEdg AllEdges (www.alledges.com)

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Wooden beams holding the roof for the Ticketing and Check-in hall at Gardermoen Airport (Oslo, Norway).

The main terminal building at Oslo Gardermoen Airport, completed in 1998, is the largest laminated wood structure in the world. The roof has ten pairs of wooden beams each supported by three solid columns; the secondary structure connecting the pairs of beams is partially visible through the false ceiling, which consists of a perforated metal grid. The grid allows natural light to filter in from above while also reflecting artificial light from below the false ceiling. The enormous ceiling is conceived as a form of decoration for the interior space, featuring the same colours, designs and materials as the interior of the large hall.

Aurland Norway is one of greatest architecture masterpieces of modern history. Designed by Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmsen, offers a spectacular view of one of the largest fjords on Norway’s west coast.

Constructed in the most spectacular scenery of fijords near Aurland, this panoramic point situated on the jagged west coast. Architecture of this object joined in complete harmony with environment and create an extreme thrilling experience. Architects designed a 30-metre-long ramp-like walk to the open space, and treating visitors to a breathtaking feeling. A virtually invisible 1.2-metre-high glass barrier perpetuates the sense of potentially falling off the edge of this structure.

Aurland Look Out, Aurland, Norway Architects: Saunders Arkitektur & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur Todd Saunders, Tommie Wilhelmsen

Image: Lewism

On his lewism blog Lewis wrote:

Andrew MacMillan is giving a lecture on the Scottish Architect Charles Rennie Macintosh at the Ateneum-sali Kaivokatu 2, Helsinki on 26.04.2006. Anyone who is interested in Finnish Jugendstil and Finnish art at the turn of the century should definitely think about attending. Macintosh was a great illustrator and interior designer as well as an Architect and being contemporary with people like Eliel Saarinen and the jugendstil style of Helsinki old town will make for a fascinating comparison. The lecture is only part of the art on silver screen series being held at the ateneum. Its a really interesting series so I have enclosed the programme of the press release below. Also see the Design Museum page on Macintosh.

Program
Wed 26.4.
5 pm Lecture by Andrew MacMillan
Charles Rennie Macintosh’s architecture
6 pm Film: Mackintosh 1968 (32 min.)
Thu 27.4.
5 pm Lecture: Murray Grigor
Director Murray Grigor talks about his films
6 pm Film: The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright 1983 (74 min.)
Fri 28.4.
5 pm Films: Hand of Adam 1975 (35 min.)
Carlo Scarpa 1996 (57 min.)
Nineveh on the Clyde. The Architecture of Alexander Greek Thomson 1999 (55 min.)
Sat 29.4.
1 pm Films: Space and Light 1972 (20 min.)
Richard Murphy Architects 2001 (41 min.)
2.30 pm Lecture: Michaela Giebelhausen
Sir John Soane’s architecture
4 pm Film: Sir John Soane 2005

architecture, Helsinki, Finland

Hole in the ground

Originally uploaded by coldmountain.

Thanks for coldmountain for this great photo, it’s sure is one of the best images in our Nordic Design photo pool on flickr.

I missed the chance to write about new Kamppi shoping center just after it was opened due the my personal buseness, so I must to do it now.

The new Kamppi shopping center opened on March 2006 in Helsinki. There is over 50 shops and integrated bus station.

The Kamppi Center is designed by the very best architects in Finland. Architect agency Juhani Pallasmaa created the market square, the department store and the adjoining Lasipalatsi Plaza. The Kamppi market square and Lasipalatsi Plaza.

Aki Davidsson architects designed architecture of terminals.

More on Kamppi center:

Design Finland: The new Kamppi shopping mall
dw: kamppi

Kamppi, Architecture

Levels

Originally uploaded by coldmountain.

Interior of the Radisson SAS hotel, Aarhus. A great place to take photos. I took three bracketed shots from this angle, and this one was a stop over-exposed. The sunny highlights are completely blown out, but I like the light in the rest of the shot.

Best viewed as large as possible! (more…)

Radisson, SAS, hotel, Aarhus

The Great Belt Bridge, Denmark

Originally uploaded by coldmountain.

The second longest suspension bridge in the world. This was snapped through the windscreen of a moving bus and was underexposed by a stop or so - my mistake. Although this makes the photo look a bit murky, I quite like the effect.

Orebro University, Sweden

Originally uploaded by Aaron John.

Örebro University is now going through its most expansive phase since its formation in 1977. We are in the midst of creating a campus that in the widest possible sense gives the students, staff and guests an excellent intellectual, social and physical environment.

Gustav Ranin distillery, logotype, Kuopio

Originally uploaded by Gloel.

I loved the way how shadow divided this design into the two and gave a depth to this picture.

This old distillery was built in 1883

Historical landmarks from four centuries

Lignell & Piispanen has deep roots in the history of Finnish industrialisation. The company’s roots go all the way back to 1783, when the construction of a royal distillery was completed at the location of Lignell & Piispanen’s current premises. The same location has witnessed various forms of spirits production and entrepreneurship to the present day - we are reminded of the past by the distillery’s spirits cellar and gigantic spirits tank, which date back to the 18th century. (more…)

Kuopio, photography, Finland

red car

Originally uploaded by lightthatbends.

lightthatbends wrote:

the photos were all taken on a trip to Finland in 2003. This one is an underground garage in Helsinki where we parked our car so we could go to Stockmans. I was told that the garage doubles as a bomb shelter if one would be needed. The large steel door behind the little cars was just one of several that could seal off the garage.

Guess who lived here?

Alvar Aalto lived here in 1934-36, and now this building is being fortunatily preserved by state.

It’s a shame to know, but there are still many of created by Aalto buildings unpreserved in Finland.

Link: Alvar Aalto Foundation

Aalto, Architecture, Finland