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Snoehetta Architects won the NORDIC SELECTED AWARD for their Oslo Opera House, openend in 2008.
Florian Hufnagl, director of Die Neue Sammlung, selected the winner from more than 100 nominees and handed over the prize during CODE09 in Copenhagen to Sigrun Aunan, Senior Architetct and Project Manager at Snoehetta, who also built the Norwegian Embassy in Berlin.
It is the first time that the prize was awarded. Two curators of each of the nordic countries – Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden – nominated exemplary works from their home country in the fields of architecture, product design, graphic design, arts & crafts and fashion/textiles. “Embarras de richesse” for design expert Professor Florian Hufnagl, who had to choose ten finalists and one winner.
“Nordic Selected is, in my opinion, a clear commitment to the art and culture of the Scandinavian countries. This is right and important, particularly in times of globalized industry, as only through specification in terms of stance and quality can there be any differentiation between competitors.
It is a strength and characteristic of Europe that despite there being much in common, over the course of its centuries-old history differences have also emerged that enrich the world and prevent uniformity.” (Florian Hufnagl)
The winners of NORDIC SELECTED AWARD 2009
Pfeilgerade in die Zwanziger. Schätze in Münchner Depots (1): das Motorrad “Weiße Mars” aus dem Jahr 1920 in der Neuen Sammlung . Süddeutsche Zeitung, Nr. 202 / Seite 57; Donnerstag, 3. September 2009
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