The Lantern Pavilion by AWP and Atelier Oso was a result of the
Norwegian Wood competition. The competition asked for the design of a new
square and a sculptural in wood in pedestrian district Langgata aiming at
revitalizing the area, and creating a place where many different activities
could take place: a meeting point, markets, informal music concerts and other
happenings. Their ambition was to create a manifesto for public space design:
not just a decoration, but an urban strategy; the proposal used the
iconographic shape of and old, uplifted wooden house. By the redefinition of
its traditional construction and by making it glow in the dark, a new landmark
for the city was created, a symbol of the old city upscaled to the new city’s
dimensions, dealing with the Norwegian wood ancient architecture motives to
design a contemporary object.
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