halden campus at university college stfold practice information key architects reiulf ramstad founder founded 1995 location oslo norway website http www.reiulframstadarkitekter.no reiulf ramstad arkitekter often referred to as rra is an award winning norwegian architecture landscape architecture and design firm based in oslo . founded by reiulf ramstad the firm has a permanent staff of 16 . reiulf ramstad is internationally known for their work in norway with clients like husbanken and oslo sporveier . rra s designs range from private residential to large civic works such as schools restaurants public transit stations museums and tourist routes . using biomimetic and natural materials the firm s main goal is to create unique buildings derived from logical thinking and decision making . 1 rra is affiliated with the national association of norwegian architects nal . 2 contents 1 history 2 practice 2.1 style 2.2 design integration 3 projects 3.1 trollstigen national tourist route 3.2 other notable works 4 reception 5 awards 6 references 7 external links history edit in 1995 reiulf ramstad graduated from the venice school of architecture and founded his rra firm . 3 in its first 15 years rra participated in some 35 open architectural design competitions often placing first prize . competition designs included hotels shopping centers museums colleges and other civic centers . among constructed prize works are the firm s 2004 proposal for the metro oslo carl berner and the 1998 customs administration and office building at the gardermoen national airport . rra has also worked on small scale housing projects such as the 2002 villa drammen . 4 although a relatively new firm rra gained considerable attention after the 2012 completion of their trollstigen project now one of norway s most visited tourist destinations . 5 since then rra has won numerous awards and recognitions including the 2012 norwegian concrete award and two nominations for the mies van der rohe award . currently the firm has 16 members including nine graduate architects and ramstad as the architectural director . 6 practice edit rra sets out to create contemporary architecture based on careful analysis and planning taking account of the location of each project while combining research with an innovative approach . rather than employing typical problem solving methods the firm frequently develops its own solutions . 7 style edit influenced by architects like carlo scarpo and sverre fehn rra s style has been classified as revitalized nordic . in order to break away from traditional nordic architecture rra draws on natural materials to create different views of nature for users . the firm seeks to establish a new style of nordic architecture and new ways of experiencing natural areas in their projects . 5 design integration edit taking a multidisciplinary approach centred on architecture the firm also undertakes landscaping work such as their 2012 cemetery grounds proposal for the tronheim church council and interior design including furniture . in 2002 the firm won the museum of decorative arts and design s competition for the permanent exhibition design and craft 1905 2005 covering the history of arts and crafts in norway . 1 rra s furniture designs such as their wooden chairs have been displayed in national and international exhibitions . 3 projects edit trollstigen national tourist route edit trollstigen viewpoint one of rra s better known projects the public park design rests on the trollstigen plateau and is part of the national tourist route . completed in 2012 the project was the winner of a 2004 competition held by the norwegian public roads administration . the project features spaces highlighting the nature of the surrounding area . the tourist route consists of a restaurant gallery bridges and paths among other features . the structures take up approximately 20 000 square feet on their 2 million square foot landscape also designed by rra . they are composed mainly of treated cast in place concrete and corten steel . 8 although the area can accumulate up to 23 feet of snow the structures are highly stress resistant yet slender . 9 the tourist route has been recognized for its environmental design using durable sustainable and locally sourced materials . the project is now one of norway s most popular attractions . 8 other notable works edit fagerb rg kindergarten 2014 knarvik church under construction 10 2012 recycling plant isi baerum oslo norway 7 2011 trollwall restaurant and service trollveggen m re og romsdal norway 2011 summer house fuglevik norway 2011 havsdalen holiday home havsdalen geilo norway 2010 hav ysund national tourist route hav ysund finnmark norway 2010 fagerb rg kindergarten fagerb rg oslo norway 2010 korsgata 5 gr nerl kka norway 2008 villa heshtagen asker oslo norway 2006 university college stfold halden stfold norway 2006 inside out cabin papper hvaler islands 2004 villa on a slope oslo norway 2003 villa holmenkollen holmenkollen oslo norway reception edit reiulf ramstad arkitekter has frequently received positive reviews for its work on many different types of buildings and has been mentioned in national and global magazines . the firm has also collaborated with several authors on books about the firm . 6 ramstad has collaborated with boris jensen and hatje cantz on his biography . 5 awards edit 2013 norwegian steel award 2 2013 european steel design award 2 2013 norwegian concrete tablet award hav ysund national tourist route 2012 norwegian concrete tablet award trollstrigen national tourist route 6 2009 archdaily building of the year trollstigen 11 references edit a b profile . reiulf ramstad arkitekter . retrieved 20 march 2014 . a b c rra granted 2 steel design awards last week press release . reiulf ramstad arkitekter . 10 july 2013 . retrieved 20 march 2014 . better source needed a b reiulf ramstad arkitekter . architonic . retrieved 20 march 2014 . work . reiulf ramstad arkitekter . retrieved 20 march 2014 . a b c reiulf ramstad architects . arcspace.com . 18 june 2013 . retrieved 20 march 2014 . a b c reiulf ramstad architects rra . arqa . retrieved 20 march 2014 . a b reiulf ramstad arkitekter . architecture news plus . retrieved 20 march 2014 . a b national tourist route trollstigen . architizer . retrieved 20 march 2014 . national tourist route trollstigen reiulf ramstad architects . archdaily . 20 august 2009 . retrieved 20 march 2014 . knarvik kyrkje in norwegian . knarvik kyrkje . retrieved 9 april 2014 . ad round up building of the year 2009 . archdaily . retrieved 20 march 2014 . external links edit hatje cantz reiul ramstad arkitekter book retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title reiulf ramstad arkitekter & oldid 732536186 categories architecture firms of norwaycompanies established in 1995hidden categories all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles lacking reliable references from november 2014cs1 norwegian language 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