Organised by: Arkitektbedriftene i Norge
Time: 28 September, 14:00–18:00
Venue: Sofienberg Church

Taking the Triennale’s main theme, “What if nature comes first?”, as a starting point, we will explore the commercial opportunities that lie in nature-based adaptation, environmental responsibility and reuse.

We have invited contributors who are all at the forefront of their fields when it comes to thinking boldly and seeing solutions rather than barriers and limitations.

Welcome to an exciting afternoon where nature comes first, with business opportunities close behind.

PROGRAMME

14:00 Doors open

14:30 Welcome
Steinar Skjerdingstad, CEO of Arkitektbedriftene i Norge

Skjerdingstad holds a degree in engineering from NTH, with further studies at BI Norwegian Business School.

Throughout his career, he has built extensive expertise in strategic business development, management, property development and brand building.

As CEO of Arkitektbedriftene i Norge, he works to strengthen the framework conditions for architectural practices and highlight the importance of architecture for value creation, sustainability and the development of good communities.

He is particularly committed to ensuring that architects’ expertise and voices have a clear place in public debate and in the development of the buildings, cities and places of the future.

14:40 “A bigger slice of the pie” – Transformation, simplification and common sense open up a larger market
Nikolai Riise, Partner and Chair of the Board, MAD

For many years, Nikolai has worked with sustainable urban and property development, including full-scale reuse and transformation projects such as KA13 in Oslo, as well as the FutureBuilt project Stovner Torg, winner of C40’s international Reinventing Cities competition.

Nikolai is also working with a regulatory sandbox to test new solutions and simplified regulations in the construction industry. He is interested in how transformation, simplification and common sense can enable architectural practices to take greater responsibility across the value chain, thereby opening up a larger market and a greater share of value creation for architects.

15:00 Norwegian Architecture and NATO
Fredrik Barth, CEO of VILL Arkitektur

Fredrik Barth is CEO of VILL Arkitektur and founder of the upcycling and reuse companies Nordic Circles and Vill Opp.

Fredrik currently serves on the boards of Arkitektbedriftene i Norge, DOGA and Kaigaten Vinbar in Bergen. Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for change in the architecture industry, founding several companies within reuse and architecture and pushing the boundaries of what is possible. VILL was created to do all the things everyone talks about someone ought to do.

15:20 The architect as an agent of change
Silje Klepsvik, CEO of Kaleidoscope

Silje Klepsvik is an architect MNAL, partner and CEO of Kaleidoscope Nordic. She works at the intersection of architecture, innovation and societal development, with a particular focus on circularity. Silje is also a co-founder of Bioregion Institute, where she works on the development of biomaterials and new solutions for a fossil-free society.

15:40 Break

16:00 Cheaper, faster and greener
Jørgen Tycho, Partner and Founder, Oslotre

Jørgen Tycho is an architect and founder of Oslotre Architecture & Construction Technology, an architecture and consultancy practice with a particular focus on timber, bio-based materials and new building systems. He has extensive experience with prefabrication, cross-laminated timber and industrial timber construction, and is also co-founder of the contracting company OsloPre.

In his presentation, Tycho explores how prefabrication, standardisation and smarter building systems can help make construction cheaper, faster and significantly less carbon-intensive. He presents examples from Oslotre’s work with industrialised timber construction, including the development of the Maisha Bora building system in Tanzania and Tre60 in Norway, and discusses the opportunities that arise when architecture, production and assembly are more closely integrated.

16:20 If nature came first, it would pay to use less
Thea Røhrt, IARK

Thea Røhrt is a partner and Head of IARK’s environmental team, responsible for professional development within sustainability and circular transition. When nature comes first, the interior architect’s most important task becomes creating more value from what already exists.

What if the client does not need a new building, but better use of the existing one? What if the client does not need new furniture, but someone who can recognise the potential of what they already have? What if the client does not need a new material concept, but a plan for preserving what is already there?

16:40 From “must” to “should” – what happened to environmental requirements?
Katharina Bramslev, LINK Arkitektur

Katharina gives us a brief overview of the landscape for sustainable architectural services. What is the current status of the EU Taxonomy and climate requirements in the Norwegian building regulations (TEK)? What political signals are we seeing, and how are these developments affecting the market and demand for sustainability expertise?

Katharina Th. Bramslev is currently Director of Development 2050 at LINK Arkitektur. She represents Arkitektbedriftene i Norge in the Climate Partnership and is a frequent speaker both nationally and internationally, not least through her work as founder and former CEO of the Norwegian Green Building Council.

She currently serves on the board of the Norwegian Green Building Council and is a board member of the property fund Fokus Nordic. Through her close collaboration with both property developers and public authorities, she has extensive knowledge of what will make sustainability both important and profitable in the years ahead, even at a time when many believe there is neither time nor room for additional qualities.

17:00 Prepared Q&A and dialogue with the audience
Led by Rasmus Jørgensen, Director of Professional Affairs at Arkitektbedriftene i Norge

17:30 Mingling and more