Aspelin Ramm Award goes to another kid from Fjell, Drammen
Atdhe Illyrian Belegu won the 4th Aspelin Ramm award, on a diploma project about the wonders of Fjell, a place in Drammen dogged by preconceptions of being marginalised, crime-ridden and a ghetto. Surprisingly enough, this is also the same place Tin (2nd recipient) grew up under the influence of the same elementary school teacher Unni Helland!? Of all the gin joints in the world, what are the odds that 50% of the awards has gone to kids from the same neighbourhood of minorities? Fjell - coincidental or crucial in shaping two separate childhoods towards the same destiny at OUA?
Oslo Urban Arena (OUA) covered many topics this year, everything from friendly cities for the elderly, King’s Cross, to tactical urbanism. Tin served as a member of this year’s programme committee, and can’t remember the last time he shed some tears at the OUA, if any at all, other than seeing Erling Fossen’s dance moves at the late night dinner. Illyrian brought back some vivid memories about a past and childhood Tin somehow had forgotten about. Photo credit: Finn Ståle Felberg.
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18-19. September
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