Professionals Roar in Norway: Unique Architecture Under Threat from Government

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Architecture institutions and architects are outraged by the Norwegian Government plans to demolish a unique part of Norwegian and international architectural history. Called the Y-block for its Y-shaped plan, the building in the Government Quarter in the centre of the Norwegian capital of Oslo was designed by the Norwegian architect and pioneer inventor Erling Viksjø in the 1950s together with the “H-block” or Highrise (1959) and was completed in 1969. The building is internationally well known for the extraordinary craftsmanship of its sandblasted concrete and the famous Pablo Picasso murals, “The Fishermen” and “The Seagull”.

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Cite: Einar Bjarki Malmquist. "Professionals Roar in Norway: Unique Architecture Under Threat from Government" 05 Dec 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/575677/professionals-roar-in-norway-unique-architecture-under-threat-from-government-plans> ISSN 0719-8884

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