Oslo, the capital city of Norway, and a city under pressure from population growth and environmental challenges, is one of the key geographical domains of research at the Centre.
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The SUV project (Stimulating the Uptake of Autonomous Vehicles by Local Authorities) provides cities and regions with the right tools and practices to prepare their urban developments for the introduction of autonomous vehicles. It aims to connect and enhance sustainable mobility and city/regional planning to understand the actions needed to maximise the benefits autonomous vehicles can offer society. Read »
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The project explores the correlation between the layout and architecture of places used for both displaced persons and their hosts, and suggests inclusionary programmatic and spatial solutions in future responses to urban displacement. The research concerns the role and design of public spaces in urban life. It explores the application of urban design and architectural practices in crises contexts and contingency planning and asks what architects and urbanists can learn from studying displacement situations. Read »
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This research investigates how forcibly displaced people become part of cities, in ways that sustainably contribute to economic development, cultural advancement and wellbeing. Read »
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The project focuses on landscape in relation to the project of the metropolis – the possibility of imagining and realizing a coherent form and image of the space of inhabitation. The project proposes the image of Oslo Water Metropolis , as a tool for elaborate descriptions and projections that are able to inspire visions, projects and policies. The aim is to stimulate a dialogue in the Oslo region, to transfer knowledge from relevant experiences and models, and to invite experts and regional actors to engage in a research-by-design. Read »
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This PhD project sets out to investigate conditions that support interaction among strangers in urban public space. Read »
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Learning Flexibility: Complexity, Innovation & Inter-Urban Knowledge Transfer Read »
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This cross-disciplinary project seeks to find new methods of research and develop the way we understand change and injustice in the city. A chief aim of the project is to develop new tools and methods to gain this understanding, based on a cross disciplinary and collaborative approach. Read »
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Improving the decision-support relevance for municipal planning and policy. Read »
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The thesis will study how relocations and movement patterns of programs moving from the inner city parts are manifested in a new peri- urban context of the Oslo Region. Read »
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Water as restructuring element in peri-urban areas of the Oslo Region. Read »
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This research project explores the potential of a more active role for the architect as a mediator and a key agent in shaping the future, and study innovations in urban practice. How may urbanists and architects contribute to a sustainable future for our cities by operating intelligently in the space between grassroots initiatives and top-down approaches? Read »
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The project investigates the peri-urban landscape. It is a contentious zone where traditional land-uses meets industry, infrastructural expansion and urban development. Read »
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This project studies how the location of dwellings differs in order to look for patterns in the relationships between the attributes of location and housing prices. Read »
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In the endeavor to create an urban environment that is perceived as appealing by the established and culturally oriented middle class, earlier successes are unscrupulously copied: A prominent cultural building signed by a star architect, a promenade for sophisticated walk and a couple of delicious restaurants and cafes. The result is a kind of Zombie Urbanism where standardized perceptions dominate. Read »
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The project on The Vital City sets out to explore the relevance of vitalist perspectives for understanding cities and urban cultures. Read »
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From Aker Brygge to Tjuvholmen. Read »
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An Investigation of Public Art in the Context of the Redevelopment of Bjørvika. Read »
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