norway
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How To Design A Smarter Olympics Bid
The Olympic Games are often a bittersweet milestone for a city, filled with economic and political ups and downs. But it would appear that Oslo’s 2022 aspirations are set for success in the hands of Norwegian design firm Snøhetta, which has executed one of the most elegant Olympic bids in history.
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This Town’s Hilltop Mirrors Light It Up With Second-Hand Sunshine
Waking up on a dark winter morning is never fun. But imagine if the sun didn’t come up at all. Rjukan, Norway — which is cast into shadow for five months a year — has found a solution. The town is finishing its first winter using a system of mirrors to create an oasis of…
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This Machine Perfectly Filets And De-Bones Fish With X-Rays And Water
Machines that can accurately and efficiently filet a fish have been used for years now to speed up processing plants — though only with farmed fish that are all the same size and weight. Fish caught in the wild usually have to be processed by hand given they vary in size, but a new machine…
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Why Norway Might Have To Tear Down These Massive Picasso Murals
Norway finds itself in a tough conundrum after a terrorist attack crippled a pair of Brutalist buildings in downtown Oslo. Tearing down the buildings is one thing — they’re crumbling, controversial and, well, brutal. Destroying the Picasso murals carved into the concrete, however, is an entirely different matter.