Henning Nielsen, a born and bred Osloite, was educated at the Royal Academy School of Architecture in Copenhagen, and has also studied history of art and architecture at the University of Oslo. He works as a practicing architect in Oslo, and became a GA network member in 2000, starting regular architectural guiding two years later.
CITY CENTER HISTORICAL WALK
CITY CENTER HISTORICAL WALK Oslo has a dramatic history. The first ca. 600 years of its life can today only be seen as a few ruins, after the town was moved in 1624 from the its original site since the second half of the 10th century, to its present location on the other side of…
BIKE TOUR ALONG THE AKERSELVA RIVER
BIKE TOUR ALONG THE AKERSELVA RIVER This tour follows the whole length of Akerselva river, starting at lake Maridalsvannet at the edge of the Oslo forest, and ending in the city center by the Opera and the Oslo Fjord. The river is ca. 8 km long, and there is a continous park…
HIGHLIGHTS OF BJØRVIKA WATERFRONT AREA
NEW HOUSING IN BJØRVIKA The Bjørvika district is situated in the eastern harbour area of Oslo city, and has gone through a total transformation during the last twenty years. Formerly used for harbour functions, railway yards and highways, it is now a thriving extention of the…
This tour takes us to the Romerike and Hedmark regions north of Oslo.
NORTH OF OSLO We drive through the fertile farmland of Romerike, and along the shores of Norway’s largest lake Mjøsa, to the town of Hamar. We make a short stop on the way at Gjerdrum secondary school (arch. Kristin Jarmund 2009), and at Eidsvoll manor, a national monument where…
FORNEBU HALF-DAY BIKE TOUR
FORNEBU HALF-DAY BIKE TOUR This is a pleasant and easy bike tour to the former Oslo Airport at Fornebu, ca. 7 km to the west of the city center. Most of the route is along inlets of the Oslo fjord, on generally level ground. The tour starts at the Rådhusplassen Square (City…
