57: Juan Herreros, Architect of MUNCH

<p>Life in Norway Show Episode 57: Spanish architect Juan Herreros talks about the architectural choices of the controversial new Munch Museum in Oslo.</p> <p>I recently attended the press preview day of <a href= "https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2021/10/20/epic-munch-museum-finally-opens-in-oslo-norway/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the new Munch museum</a>. The striking building is the latest addition to Oslo’s ambitious Fjord City project, which is slowly <a href= "https://www.lifeinnorway.net/the-new-oslo-waterfront/">transforming the waterfront of Oslo</a> over several decades.</p> <p>Many people have criticised the architecture of the new museum, so I took the opportunity to speak to the lead architect, Juan Herreros, of the Spanish architecture practice <a href= "http://estudioherreros.com/en" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Estudio Herreros</a>.</p> <p>Full Show Notes: <a class= "components-external-link edit-post-post-link__link" href= "https://www.lifeinnorway.net/?p=66694" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span class= "edit-post-post-link__link-prefix">https://www.lifeinnorway.net/</span><span class="edit-post-post-link__link-post-name">munch-museum-architecture</span><span class="edit-post-post-link__link-suffix">/</span></a></p>