Architecture Award for the Sogn & Fjordane Museum - C.F. Møller. Photo: Oddleiv Apneseth
19.6.2014

Architecture Award for the Sogn & Fjordane Museum

The Sogn & Fjordane Art Museum in Norway was today awarded the Førde Municipal Architecture Award, highlighting that the building has become a beacon of the small community.
Architecture Award for the Sogn & Fjordane Museum - C.F. Møller. Photo: Oddleiv Apneseth
The awards ceremony - from the left: Håkon Fimland, former head of Førde Municipality, Jan Tore Rosenlund from Fylkeskommunen, Museum director Johan Morten Svendsen & Architect Christian Dahle, head of C.F. Møllers Oslo branch). - Architecture Award for the Sogn & Fjordane Museum - C.F. Møller
"No one coming to Førde will fail to notice this building. It is being talked about far beyond our municipal boundaries. This building helps to create an identity for our city, and a positive image" said Iris Loftheim, who chaired the awards committee. The museum lies like a crystal-clear block of ice that has slid down from the surrounding mountains and the architecture is inspired by the landscape: In Førde the surrounding mountains are visible everywhere, and Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier on the European mainland, lies in close proximity to the town. Despite being realized on a lean budget, the building gives visitors a rich spatial experience culminating in a generous roof terrace with magnificent views of the surrounding mountainscape. The design is the result of an architectural competition, won in 2006 by C.F. Møller.

 

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