Oslo Architecture Triennale – Transforming Neighbourhoods

For the 2023-24 cycle the Oslo Architecture Triennale invited three LINA fellows to contribute to the 2024 Spring Programme. The selected teams were Baukreisel, represented by Ioan C. Brumer and Jannik Oslender; Foil&Soil Mishmash, represented by Magdalena Gorecka and Magdalena Skowyra and Studio ACTE, represented by Estelle Barriol and Fanny Bordes. The young creative teams were invited to develop and produce a short film each, and to travel to Oslo to discuss the connection between nature and neighbourhoods, as part of the warm-up programme for the coming edition of Oslo Architecture Triennale in 2025. Working with specific cases from their own local contexts, the teams were asked to inquire and reflect upon strategies, situations or actions that trigger transformation and positive change for the local contexts and communities.

The project consisted in the following parts:

• Research in their own field and context – and production of short films to be sharedthrough the Triennale digital channels.
• Participation in the public seminar «Towards New Naturehoods» in Oslo with local guests, as part of the research and pre-programme of the 2025 Oslo Architecture Triennale edition

Process:

The research and development phase took place in the fellows' own contexts and fields of

expertice.

The Triennale asked the teams to identify, critically reflect and propose actions for processes of

transformation on a neighbourhood scale from their own contexts, with focus on the relation

between the architecture and places, its inhabitants and communities, and nature.

To secure a swift process and dialogue between the various parts, the Triennale organized a

series of digital workshops with the participation of the three teams, the Triennale Chief Curator

and the Head of Programme and International Relations. The workshops allowed for a close

dialogue between the various parts, in which the fellows shared their projects throughout the

various phases and got feedback from the Triennale team and from the peer fellow teams.

The process started with a kick-off digital seminar, in which Director and Chief Curator, Christian

Pagh presented the thematic scope for the 2025 Triennale, followed by a presentation of the

curatorial framework for the films and the programme in Oslo by Head of Programme and

International Relations, Alexandra Cruz. Designer and Researcher Nina Bacun from Collective

Oaza gave a digital lecture on film as dissemination medium in architecture.

Learning and Exchange

The project development followed the same methodology tested by the Triennale in the

previous round, which was designed to promote learning and exchange between the fellows

throughout the process. The fellows were both creators of the works and invited to share

experience and thoughts with the other teams during the development phase. This enabled the

exchange of knowledge about the various local contexts as well as an awareness to different

approaches to the questions raised in the curatorial brief.

Programme in Oslo:

The programme in Oslo took place on the 7th May and consisted of two parts, lunch workshop

organized in collaboration with the division for Architecture and Urban Planning of the Agency

for Planning and Building Services in the Municipality of Oslo (PBE). The afternoon seminar,

organized in collaboration with the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO).

With the title “Towards New Naturehoods”, the sessions were part of the pre-programme of the

Oslo Architecture Triennale 2025. The fellows were invited to present their short films and to

engage in a dialogue with local researchers and practitioners. The session explored questions

such as: How do we understand and secure biodiversity in the built environment? How can we

rewire the building industry for a circular future? What are the main considerations and

priorities architects and designers must consider when designing for a sustainable future?

The session at Urban Planning of the Agency for Planning and Building Services was targeted at

an audience of professionals in the field and consisted of presentations and discussions. In

addition to the fellows the session counted with the presentation of two projects by local

guests; Architect and Urban Strategist Paula Escobar and Designer Marieliz Morales Vega, with

focus on planning for social sustainable and green neighbourhoods and planning for the winter

season in the greater Oslo area. Following the presentations the discussion took up questions

such as what changes need to be made to accelerate the change and promote more circularity

in the building industry and how can architecture and design contribute to this change, and

discussed concrete examples of projects that contribute to secure the presence of nature in the

city.

The afternoon seminar at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design was open to the public,

and targeted at students, faculty, professionals and all those interested in architecture and the

built environment.

The seminar started with an introduction to the theme “New Naturehoods” by Triennale Chief

Curator and Director Cristian Pagh. Followed by the screening of the short films by the fellows.

To further explore the questions and topics raised in the films and establish a connection with

the Oslo context the Triennale invited three PHD researchers from the Oslo School of

Architecture and Design to elaborate a short response and engaged in a dialogue with the

fellow teams. The researchers were Violaine Forsberg Mussault, Serina Tarkhanian and Alena

Rieger. The session ended with a round table discussion moderated by the Chief Curator of the

Triennale.

The programme of the day ended with a network dinner with the fellows, local guests and

organizers.