About Snøhetta Naming company in Oslo, Norway
Snohetta (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈsnoːˌhɛtɑ]) began as a collaborative architectural and landscape workshop and has remained true to its trans-disciplinary way of thinking since its inception.
Our work strives to enhance our sense of surroundings identity and relationship to others and the physical spaces we inhabit whether feral or human-made. Museums products reindeer observatories graphics landscapes and dollhouses get the same care and attention to purpose.
Today Snohetta has grown to become an internationally renowned practice of architecture landscape architecture interior architecture product- and graphic design with more than 240 employees from 32 different nations.
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National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
In 1989 Snohetta received its first commission to re-conceive the great Alexandria Library in Egypt after winning an international design competition. This was followed a decade later by another competition-winning proposal for the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet.
In 2004 Snohetta was commissioned to build the only cultural building on the World Trade Center Memorial site and a permanent office was then set up in New York. In 2013 following the commission to design the new SFMOMA Expansion Snohetta launched its San Francisco studio.
Today we continue to grow around the world with offices in Innsbruck Paris Hong Kong and Adelaide.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
SFMOMA Expansion
A definite relationship between multiple disciplines is a driving force in all of Snohettas work. This is demonstrated through the companys long history where landscape and architecture work together without division from the earliest stage possible.
We place experience at the center of our design process for a design that engages the senses and physicality of the body while fostering social interaction. This allows our design to promote both individual and collective empowerment in the communities where work.
Snohetta is currently involved in numerous projects in Europe Asia Oceania and the Americas. Working globally gives each designer valuable cultural and economic insight and creates the foundation of Snohettas continuously evolving professional knowledge base.
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Selected Awards
Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Egypt
Mies van der Rohe Award
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet Norway
World Architecture Festival Display
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet Norway
AIA/ALA Library Building Award
James B. Hunt Jr. Library USA
MIPIM Award Best Future Project
MAX IV Lab Sweden
WAN Sustainable Building 2015 Award
ZEB Pilot House Norway
WIN Interior Practice of the Year
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Red Dot Award Communication Design
Living the Nordic Light Annual Report
Wall Street Journal#39;s Innovator of the Year Award
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Award for Design Excellence 2016 DOGA
Snohetta: People Process Projects
AIA/ALA Library Building Award
Ryerson Student Learning Centre Canada
Statens Byggeskikkpris
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet Norway
World Architecture Award Best Cultural Building
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet Norway
European Prize for Public Space
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet Norway
Global Award for Sustainable Architecture
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Marble Architectural Awards (MAA) 2010
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet Norway
International Architecture Awards Chicago Athenaeum
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet Norway
Fiatech CETI Award Intelligent amp; Automated Construction Site Category
James B. Hunt Jr. Library USA
Maurio Pani Award
Kjetil T. Thorsen and Craig Dykers
Global Trade Award
Snohetta NY
Canadian Architects Award of Excellence
Ryerson Student Learning Center Canada
Archdaily Building of the Year
Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion Norway
Grosch Award
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Gullblyanten Gold for Visual Identity
DNB Norway
Houens Fond Diploma
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet Norway
WAN Transport Award
Houston Central Station USA
AIA Medal
World Trade Center project USA
AIA Ohio Honor Award
Wolfe Center for the Collaborative Arts USA
AIA New York: Citation for Design
Guatemala Bench Guatemala
LEED Silver
Wolfe Center for the Collaborative Arts USA
Achieved Landmark Status for Historic Preservaton
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet Norway
Honor Award: Toledo Chapter for AIA Design Awards
Wolfe Center for the Collaborative Arts USA
Aberdeen Civil Society Award
Maggie#39;s Cancer Caring Center Scotland
NYC Public Design Commission Design Excellence
Far Rockaway Library USA
Sir Walter Raleigh Award
James B. Hunt Jr. Library USA
AIA Dallas Honor Award
Dallas Park Pavilion USA
Action Maverick Award
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Stanford Prize for Innovation in Research Libraries (SPIRL)
James B. Hunt Jr. Library USA
IIDA/ALA Library Design Awards: Best in Category
James B. Hunt Jr. Library USA
Kasper Salin Prize 2014 Swedish Association of Architects
Vaven in Umea Sweden
Byraprofil: Best Design Agency of the Year
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Grafill: Most Beautiful Book of the Year
Living the Nordic Light Annual Report
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Living the Nordic Light Annual Report
Damp;AD Wood Pencil
Living the Nordic Light Annual Report
Design Excellence Award Ontario Association of Architects
Queen#39;s University USA
Best Interior Designers Saturday
Aesop Oslo Norway
Award for Design Excellence 2015 DOGA
Living the Nordic Light Annual Report
AIA New York Honor Award
Ryerson Student Learning Centre Canada
ULI New York Excellence in Institutional Development
National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion USA
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