Selected for the Ibsen Library

Team Holt O'Brien was chosen for the wildcard slot in the Ibsen Library parallel commission, and also the only international one (non-Scandinavian). The team consist of; Tin (of course), Holt O'Brien (NO), De Gayardon Bureau (IT), and AP+E (IE). Ibsen Library is considered one of Skien's most ambitious projects in recent time, with an estimated pricetag of 330 million NOK. 3 teams were selected out of 18 in total.

Team Holt O'Brien was chosen on the background of, and we quote ; "their insane abilities in exhibition design, and how to incorporate the UN sustainable goals". The main tasks for this parallel commission are; choice of site, space & program function, and UN sustainable goals (Team Holt O'Brien are to deal with the two latter). With hybrid public programs such as library + social service center + tourism center, the call also touches upon an array of complex topics, such as Henrik Ibsen's authorship & legacy, democratic values and arena, societal interplay, and how to translate this into architecture & design and weave it all together!

• Team

  AP+E (IE)
  De Gayardon Bureau (IT)
  Holt O’Brien (NO)
  Tin.uno (NO)
  

• Competitors

  Arkitema & co.
  Jaja & co.

• Links

  Henrik Ibsen
  Telemarksavisa
  Varden
  NAL