The Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art is Norway's oldest and largest institution for educating architects, dating back to the inauguration of NTH in 1910.
The Art Academy in Trondheim (KiT) was founded as an art school just after World War II, and became a public art academy in 1987. In 1996, KiT merged into the new NTNU, as one of five departments at the Faculty of Arcitecture and Fine Art.
More than 100 employees are affiliated with the Faculty, of which 50 permanent scientific staff. There are approximately 500 students in architecture, property development and management and urban ecological planning, 100 art students and 40 research fellows / post-docs.
December 2009
Multi-million dollar research program on green buildings research launched
The new Board of the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art with ZEB-director Anne Grete Hestnes, December 3 2009. Back left: Fredrik Shetelig, Odd Joar Oksås, Jon Arne Mogstad, Hans Skotte, Kristin Jarmund, Per Ivar Maudal (Chairman, Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art), Tore I. Haugen (Dean, Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art). Front left: Anne Gjesdal Bjørndal, Anne Grete Hestnes, Eivind Kasa, Mari Oline Giske Stendebakken, Anne Beim, Christel Sverre.
All contracts relating to The Research Center on Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB) are now in place, together with a number of new PhD students and postdocs. The next eight years 50 million dollars are allocated to state of the art research on energy efficient building solutions and technologies.
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November 2009
New international Master's degree in sustainable architecture
In 2010 the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts introduces a two-year, international Master of Science degree in Sustainable Architecture. Read more about the program here
Application deadline is December 1 2009 for foreign applicants and applicants with a degree from a non-Nordic country. For Norwegian applicants the application deadline is April 15 in 2010.
November 2009
New book: Architectural Guide to Trondheim
Trondhjems Association for Architects has launched an updated version of the twelve year old book Architecture for 1000 years - Architecture Guide for Trondheim, edited by Professor Helge Solberg, Department of Architectural Design and Management, NTNU.
A brand new English version of the architecture guide for Trondheim was also published in November.
International urban planning competition for climate neutral area in Trondheim
Just outside downtown Trondheim is the 350 hectare large area of Brøset, which in the coming years will be the subject of a large-scale investment in climate-friendly planning and construction of low energy dwellings and other buildings.
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November 2009
New architects from NTNU
35 architecture students from NTNU ready for working life after a successful Master's exhibition October 16.
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November 2009
The world's northernmost Japanese teahouse opened in Selbu
Nine architecture students at master's level at NTNU has projected a Japanese teahouse in full scale to be installed on Meium farm in Selbu.
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November 2009
New art exhibitions
Jostein Kirkerud, Anne-Karin Furunes, Christel Sverre, Mads Gamdrup, Beathe C. Rønning.
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(14.07.2009) Two NTNU architecture students have taken on an unusual master’s degree design project: they’ve created and constructed an aluminium sided viewpoint and refuge with stunning views in a wild valley in coastal Norway outside of Sunndal. It's just one of several mountain design projects at the faculty.
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35 million euros to green buildings
Ready for a giant leap towards greener footprints: Architects, engineers and entrepreneurs join forces to create zero emission buildings.
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