30.10.2024
A comprehensive public realm plan for central Oslo
This morning, we unveiled our Oslo Public Realm Plan for the central Oslo area of Grønland-Vaterland at a packed event together with our client OMA/Nedre Akerselva Områdeforum.
With Central Oslo facing a host of challenges such as crime, traffic, low-quality public spaces, and fragmented development projects, our Oslo Public Realm Plan (Nedre Akerselva Bygulvsplan) outlines a comprehensive strategy for turning this previously neglected part of Oslo into a vibrant, green, and attractive neighbourhood for all.
The plan’s many recommendations include both long-term public realm investments as well as 21 short-term ‘urban quick fixes’ – amongst others:
* Improving the area’s City Nature values through daylighting new blue-green eco-corridors along Akerselva and Hovinbekken.
* Create improved ‘Public Life Corridors’, strengthening the area’s public life while connecting to the adjacent Sentrum, Kvadraturen, and Tøyen neighborhoods.
* Tear down Nylandsbrua and use the site for public life and city nature amenities.
* Initiate a public/private partnership between Oslo Kommune and landowners regarding maintenance and safety.
* Experiment with small-scale interventions in the public realm to generate immediate urban quality.
Read the full Oslo Public Realm Plan here (in Norwegian).
A big thanks to our bold clients and collaborators in Nedre Akerselva Områdeforum: Nova Spektrum, AspelinRamm, Olav Thon Gruppen, Galleri Oslo Utvikling, Bane Nor Eiendom, KLP, Entra, and Stiftelsen Anker.
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Lise Anette Breivik
Project Director, Architect, Urban Planner
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The Danish Arts Foundation awards Lifetime Honours to Stig L. Andersson
The Danish Arts Foundation has decided to award its Lifetime Honourary Grant to SLA’s founder Stig L. Andersson. The Lifetime Honourary Grant is awarded to artists and architects who have made an exceptional contribution to Denmark’s arts and cultural life.
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Team SLA wins The International Quarter in Esbjerg
We are excited to share that Team SLA has won the project to design the new green heart of The International Quarter in Esbjerg.