Office Address:
Storgata 25, 5'th floor
Postal Address:
PB 8928 Youngstorget
0028 Oslo, Norway
Tel: +47 4728 0770
Tel: +47 9204 0803
contact[at]variousarchitects.no
Jim Dodson
After 12 years at Snøhetta Jim started Various Architects together with Ibrahim ElHayawan.
Projects
| Commercial: | Mosseveien 16-20 Fredrikstad |
| Educational: | New Nørvasund School |
| Educational: | Eikefjord School |
| Commercial: | Skagen ØKOntor |
| Cultural: | Taipei Performing Arts Centre |
| Residential: | Oslofjord Pool and Guesthouse |
| Commercial: | Storgata 25 |
| Residential: | Re:Vision Dallas |
| Commercial: | Tingvalla Utstikkeren |
| Planning: | Åmot Idea Competition |
| Cultural: | Munch + Stenersen Museum |
| Cultural: | Yorkshire Renaissance Pavilion |
| Landscape: | Schiphol Sound Barrier |
| Cultural: | Wroclaw Cont. Museum |
| Tower: | Cheongna City Tower |
| Residential: | Villa in Stabekk |
| Commercial: | Thorvald Meyers gt. 89 |
| Art: | Promesse de bonheur |
| Commercial: | Island Yoga Retreat |
| Cultural: | Mobile Performance Venue |
Contact
| EMAIL: | Click here to send email |
| PHONE: | +47 47280770 |
| CV: | Download CV |
Recent news
Monday, March 15, 2010
New Nørvasund School Competition Underway
Our second invited school competition of 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Eikefjord Competition Delivered
Winner to be announced in June 2010
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- READ ARTICLE
- Eikefjord School
Friday, February 19, 2010
New Faces in the Oslo Office
from Spain, France, Poland, Norway, and the USA
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- READ ARTICLE
Monday, February 1, 2010
Eikefjord School Competition Underway
In collaboration with Kant Arkitekter and Grindaker Landskap
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- READ ARTICLE
- Eikefjord School
Friday, January 15, 2010
Planning Approval in Stabekk
Villa project receives support from city planners
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- READ ARTICLE
- Villa in Stabekk
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year!
Looking forward to 2010!
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- READ ARTICLE
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Skagen ØKOntor
Norway's most energy efficient office building
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- READ ARTICLE
- Skagen ØKOntor
Monday, December 7, 2009
Drawings of the Oslofjord Pool and Guesthouse
Planning application submitted this week
Friday, November 27, 2009
Sneak Peak - Skagen ØKOntor
A Model for Sustainable Office Buildings in Norway
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- READ ARTICLE
- Skagen ØKOntor
Friday, November 13, 2009
World Architecture Festival - Winner!
Future Projects - Experimental
Monday, October 26, 2009
VA in Hong Kong and Taipei
Jim visits Ibrahim in HK for workshops with OMA
Friday, October 16, 2009
Updated Drawings in Stabekk
Revised drawings sent to planning authorities this week
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- READ ARTICLE
- Villa in Stabekk
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Stainless Steel Gate Installed Today
Custom designed access gate for Storgata 25
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- READ ARTICLE
- Storgata 25
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Photos From Storgata 25
Co-working space expanded and re-mixed
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- READ ARTICLE
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Various Architects to Hong Kong
Consultants on OMA's Taipei Performing Arts Centre
Friday, August 21, 2009
World Architecture Festival - Finalist!
Mobile Performance Venue on shortlist in category Future Buildings
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
New Images - Thorvald Meyersgt 89
Illustrations for the planning application
Thursday, August 6, 2009
10 Designers Who Are Shaping The Future
Various Architects featured in Azure Magazine
Friday, June 26, 2009
A pool with a view
New project overlooking the Oslofjord
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Re:Vision Dallas Complete Description
Our 27 page text description now online
Friday, June 19, 2009
Stabekk Planning Application Part 1
Illustrated neighbor notices sent out today
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- Villa in Stabekk
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Fluid Forms Exhibition
Two VA projects are on exhibit at The Architecture Centre, Bristol
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
New Render of Stabekk House
Planning application to be sent in next week
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- READ ARTICLE
- Villa in Stabekk
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Emerge Dallas
Our Re:Vision Dallas competition entry
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Storgata 25 Concept Design
New commercial office building redesign underway
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- Storgata 25
Friday, April 17, 2009
New Collaborations and Competitions
VA team up with OMA and Werner Sobek in Helsinki and Diller Scofidio + Renfro in Stockholm
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Tingvalla Project Updated
New images and plans uploaded to the project page
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- READ ARTICLE
Friday, March 27, 2009
Munch + Stenersen Unveiled
"001100" by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Various Architects
Thursday, March 19, 2009
New Mobile Performance Venue Images
3 new collages of the MPV in the Middle East
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Munch + Stenersen Competition Exhibition
Exhibition of Munch+Stenersen and Diechmanske Library now open to the public
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Yorkshire Diamond in the Press
Requests for information about the project from around the world
Friday, February 27, 2009
Åmot Planning Competition Delivered
Another collaboration with Grindaker Landskap
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Munch + Senersen Museum Delivered
Competition entry delivered on time today
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Elizabeth Diller in Oslo
Lecture in Oslo and Munch + Stenersen site visit
Friday, January 23, 2009
Schiphol Prize Announcement
VA team win second place in business category
Monday, January 5, 2009
Yorkshire Pavilion Update
Complete project presentation now online
Monday, January 5, 2009
Tingvalla Competition Delivered
Results announced in late January.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Schematic Design Architectural Drawings
Schematic design completed in Stabekk
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- READ ARTICLE
- Villa in Stabekk
Friday, December 5, 2008
Munch + Stenersen Workshop in NYC
VA visit Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Thursday, November 27, 2008
VA at Pecha Kucha
6 minutes and 20 seconds of fame
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Schiphol Phase Two Delivered
Results will be announced on January 23
Friday, November 14, 2008
Pecha Kucha Night - November 27
Various Architects invited to present at DogA
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Friday, November 7, 2008
VA join Diller Scofidio + Renfro in Munch Competition
One of 20 teams participating in the international competition.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Competition Finalist in Yorkshire
One of five finalists out of 87 entries.
Monday, October 27, 2008
ID: Identity of the Soul in Palestine
22,000 have experienced the performance since it's premiere in Ramallah
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wroclaw Competition Boards
Images of our competition submission boards
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Opening of Promesse de Bonheur
The newly refurbished entrance to the Art Academy in Oslo is completed
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Spark Award Winner!
The VA Mobile Performance Venue wins top design award.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Wroclaw Competition Results
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Furniture Arrives
The custom furniture and picture frames have arrived for installation at the Oslo National Academy of Art.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Revised Design in Stabekk
Updated perspectives and diagrams the villa in Stabekk.
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- READ ARTICLE
- Villa in Stabekk
Monday, August 25, 2008
Spark Awards Challenger
The Mobile Performance Venue has qualified for the final round of the Spark Awards.
Friday, August 15, 2008
“Grizzled and Modern” - VA in VG
The Arts Alliance Mobile Performance Venue was featured in a two-page article today in the norwegian newspaper VG (Verdens Gang).
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Various Architects in the Blogosphere
The Mobile Performance Venue has been featured on design blogs worldwide.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Shortlisted for Schiphol Competition
Various Architects advance to phase two!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Wroclaw Museum Competition
Various Architects' registration approved
Thursday, July 17, 2008
“Shot of the Day”
Various Architect's Mobile Performance Venue is featured on Pushpullbar.com
Monday, July 7, 2008
Glass Globes in Production
The five hand blown glass light fixtures designed by Kjersti Johannessen are in production at Magnor Glassverk.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Schematic Design Drawings
1:250 Architectural drawings from our schematic design presentation.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Mobile Venue Construction Elements
A squence of images showing the main elements of the project.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Schematic Design Images
Various Architects delivered our schematic design report to the client yesterday at their rehersal studio in London.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Sneak Preview
Work-in-progress image from our Schematic Design report.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Concept design presentation
First client presentation of our design for their new two-family house.
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- Villa in Stabekk
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Cheongna tower 3D print
Rapid prototyping print of the Cheongna 3D model.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
New Competitions
Various Architects are working on two new competitions together with Ramboll Whitby-Bird and Pivot Produktdesign.
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
Identity of the Soul webpage wins award
New video trailer of the Arts Alliance production - "Identity of the Soul" is available on their webpage
Friday, May 9, 2008
Facade and volume study delivered
We have completed the first phase of investigations for renovation and expansion at Thorvald Meyers gt. 89 in Oslo.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Project start - Villa in Stabekk
Design work has begun on a two-family house in Stabekk outside of oslo.
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- Villa in Stabekk
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Variousarchitects.no website launched
We are pleased to bring our new webpages online, design by Junebug.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Mobile Performance Venue - Concept Design
Images from our Concept Design presentation to the client.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Test of the new 3D printer
First test model on the new in-house 3D printer from Z-corporation
Friday, February 29, 2008
Glass Samples
Color samples of the new hand blown glass lights from Kjersti Johannessen, the glass artist.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Gurskøya volume study presentation
The first concepts for the design were presented to the client today.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Project start - Kunstakadamiet
Aleksandra and Jim inspected the entrance of the Norwegian Art Academy.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Gurskøya site visit
First visit to the island of Gurskøya
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Jim Dodson Partner |
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Ibrahim Elhayawan Partner |
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Leif Houck Associate Architect |
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Arne Reisegg-Myklestad Architect |
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Matt McClurg Architect |
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Aleksandra Danielak Interior Architect |
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Francois Chevalier Intern Architect |
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Anna Nowogrodzka Intern Architect |
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Carlos Gonzalez Arruego Intern Architect |
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Camilla Eduardsen Former Employee |
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Jonathan Evensen Former Employee |
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Sara Normann Lund Former Employee |
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