Renaissance of the Real: Annabelle Schneider’s mindful installation in Milan
The ‘Renaissance of the Real’ by Annabelle Schneider for USM with Snøhetta invites to slow down and step back from digital overload.
Snøhetta’s Shanghai Grand Opera House Is nearing completion
The Shanghai Grand Opera House “will become a cross-generational destination.” Its striking helical roof forms a spiralling staircase that also functions as a stage and a public meeting space.
Rippled Glass Veil Wraps Brisbane Glasshouse Theatre
The Brisbane Glasshouse Theatre by Snøhetta and Blight Rayner Architecture balances technical precision, material warmth, and a deep respect for place and people.
Fifteen Museums and Cultural Architecture Projects to Look Forward to in 2026
From the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona to Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum in Abu Dhabi and MAD Architects’ Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in L.A., 2026 promises iconic architecture that sparks imagination and celebrates culture worldwide.
Ten high-altitude architecture projects conquering the Alps
A Bauhaus resort in the French Alps, extreme architecture on the Mont Blanc, and cabins perched on vertiginous drop-offs.
Snøhetta’s Shanghai Grand Opera House is taking shape
The Shanghai Grand Opera House “will become a destination for all.” Its striking helical roof surface creates a spiral staircase that will double as a stage and meeting space.
Best museums and cultural architecture projects to look out for in 2025
From Sou Fujimoto’s masterplan for Expo 2025 Osaka to Frank O. Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum in Abu Dhabi. These stunning cultural venues will also celebrate Harlem’s black heritage, Chinese Opera and David Bowie.
Snøhetta completes the angled Vertikal Nydalen high-rise in Oslo
Vertikal Nydalen is a statement mixed-use building with a simplified and self-sufficient climate system and natural ventilation.
Snøetta’s Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion point blends into the Nordic wilderness
The Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion is a rectangular frame of raw steel and glass with a wooden core shaped like rock or ice eroded by natural forces like wind and running water.
10 museums and cultural architecture projects to look forward to in 2023
A cavernous museum in New York City, a terraced campus in the heart of Jerusalem, and a culture park with giant pebble-shaped buildings in Shenzen are among the best museums and cultural venues opening in 2023.
Beijing sub-centre library by Snøhetta is inspired by a ginkgo tree forest
The Beijing sub-centre library by Snøhetta features an amphitheatre-like space promoting interaction and exchange of knowledge. Extended from the sculpted reading landscape are columns that support the roof creating a ginkgo forest-like canopy.
10 architectural museums and cultural venues to look forward to in 2022
Discover 10 architectural museums opening in 2022: from OMA’s Taipei Performing Arts Centre to SANAA’s Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sidney and MAD architects’ Lucas Museum in Los Angeles.
Snøhetta’s Tungestølen hiking cabins offer breathtaking views of a Norwegian glacier
Designed as an architectural reaction to changing weather conditions, architecture firm Snøhetta’s Tungestølen hiking cabin in the western part of Norway on a small plateau overlooks the Jostedalen glacier.
2019 Best Design: sinking Venetian furniture, rippling benches and tech-crafted chairs
2019 Best Design. A chair made from 100 % recycled plastic from fishing nets in the Arctic, a floor-to-ceiling luminous belt and violently psychedelic benches are among our favourite furniture designs of the year.
2019 Best architecture: twisting bridges, Bauhaus and desert roses
2019 Best Architecture. Zaha Hadid Architects’ giant starfish-shaped airport in Beijing and Thomas Heatherwick’s architectural sculpture in New York, but also a former locomotive hangar turned into an indoor urban plaza and an inclusive LGBT Center in L.A. are among our favourite architectures of the year.
Form Follows Environment: Nordic architects vs Climate Change
Nordic architects are showing the way to build a sustainable future. BIG completes the cleanest waste-to-energy plant topped with a ski slope, Snøhetta has inaugurated the the world’s northernmost energy-positive building. Dorte Mandrup’s Icefjord Centre breaks ground to offer breathtaking views of a melting UNESCO World Heritage Site, new sustainable cultural venues thrive in Helsinki and a sinking arctic Swedish city is being relocated…
‘The Best Weapon’, Snøhetta’s smile-shaped bench, invites people to sit closer and dialogue
Snøhetta designs ‘The Best Weapon’, a public seating commissioned by the Nobel Peace Center encouraging conversation and social intimacy in the UN Headquarters Plaza.
Summer 2019: 7 architecture and design experiences for your holidays
A design festival on a stunning villa in Côte d’Azur, Tel Aviv’s Bauhaus tours and New York’s celebration of moon landing 50th anniversary but also Venice Biennale and São Paulo Design Weekend. Explore the best events, fairs and exhibitions marking Summer 2019!
Snøhetta’s architectural viewpoints along the Path of Perspectives walking trail in the Austrian Alps appear to ‘grow out of the terrain’
Snøhetta has designed 10 architectural elements for the Path of Perspectives Panorama Trail that highlight the unique features of Innsbruck’s spectacular Nordkette mountain range.
Snøhetta has inaugurated UNDER, Europe’s first underwater restaurant on Norway’s southernmost tip
Norwegian firm Snøhetta has completed UNDER, Europe’s very first underwater restaurant which offers a glimpse of the Northern Sea’s marine life.
Snøhetta’s S-1500 chair is made from recycled plastic waste from the Arctic fishing industry
The S-1500 chair is made from fishnets and ropes contributing to building a local circular economy. The material is processed to create a marble-like matte, pebbled, dark green surface which is unique and mass produced at the same time.
10 must-see exhibitions at London Design Festival 2018
Uruguay’s cutting-edge design scene, a mind-powered airship and an exploration of how bigdata can help us to design better cities… 10 must-see design exhibitions at London Design Festival 2018.
Snøhetta develops exhibition design for “Edvard Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed”
Snøhetta’s design for the new exhibition “Edvard Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed” features organically shaped benches and ceiling-mounted screen projections in order to enhance visitors’ experience regardless of their previous knowledge of the Norwegian artist.
Flik Flak: Snøhetta’s first lamp collection debuts in Stockholm
Snøhetta’s very first lamp collection for ateljé Lyktan, Flik Flak, is inspired by old-school lamps of a childhood desk and the breakneck stunts of a trapeze acrobat.
Snøhetta designs casual interiors for noma group’s BARR restaurant in Copenhagen
Inspired by Nordic gourmet traditions, Snøhetta, Thorstein Schmidt and René Redzepi conceived the wooden interior design of BARR restaurant in the former home of world’s renown noma restaurant.
Snøhetta redesigns Times Square, doubling the amount of public space
Snøhetta officially opens a 2.5 acres pedestrian plaza at Times Square. The most visited destination in the US welcoming over 45 million people each year, has been redesigned according to the needs and expectations of both New Yorkers and tourists.