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Architecture Marries Art at Oslo Opera House

Roof of Oslo Opera House

Roof of Oslo Opera House

Photo © Jackie Craven
The architects at Snøhetta worked closely with artists to integrate details that would capture the play of light and shadow.

Walkways and the roof plaza are paved with slabs of La Facciata, a brilliant white Italian marble. Designed by artists Kristian Blystad, Kalle Grude, and Jorunn Sannes, the slabs form a complex, non-repetitive pattern of cuts, ledges, and textures.

Aluminum cladding around the stage tower (left side of photo) is punched with convex and concave spheres. Artists Astrid Løvaas and Kirsten Wagle borrowed from old weaving patterns to create the design.

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