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Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art

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Illustrasjonsbilde/FOTO

Illustrasjonsbilde/FOTO

The Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art is Norway's oldest and largest institution for educating architects, dating back to the inauguration of NTH in 1910.

The Art Academy in Trondheim (KiT) was founded as an art school just after World War II, and became a public art academy in 1987. In 1996, KiT merged into the new NTNU, as one of five departments at the Faculty of Arcitecture and Fine Art.

More than 100 employees are affiliated with the Faculty, of which 50 permanent scientific staff. There are approximately 500 students in architecture, property development and management and urban ecological planning, 100 art students and 40 research fellows / post-docs.


NTNU and TATE Modern collaborates

TATE Modern, London and the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art, NTNU launch project on topological thinking and practice.

Architecture Award to Sami Rintala

Illustrasjonsbilde/FOTOSami Rintala, architect at Rintala Eggertsson Architects and professor at the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art, NTNU, is one of five winners of the prestigious Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2009.


Multi-million dollar research program on green buildings research launched

All contracts relating to The Research Center on Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB) are now in place, together with a number of new PhD students and postdocs. The next eight years 50 million dollars are allocated to state of the art research on energy efficient building solutions and technologies.

New international Master's degree in sustainable architecture

November 2009 New international Master's degree in sustainable architecture In 2010 the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts introduces a two-year, international...

New book: Architectural Guide to Trondheim

November 2009 New book: Architectural Guide to Trondheim Trondhjems Association for Architects has launched an updated version of the twelve year old book ...

International urban planning competition for climate neutral area in Trondheim

Just outside downtown Trondheim is the 350 hectare large area of Brøset, which in the coming years will be the subject of a large-scale investment in climate-friendly planning and construction of low energy dwellings and other buildings.

New architects from NTNU

35 architecture students from NTNU ready for working life after a successful Master's exhibition October 16.

The world's northernmost Japanese teahouse opened in Selbu

Nine architecture students at master's level at NTNU has projected a Japanese teahouse in full scale to be installed on Meium farm in Selbu.

New art exhibitions

Jostein Kirkerud, Anne-Karin Furunes, Christel Sverre, Mads Gamdrup, Beathe C. Rønning.

Architecture Nights at Dokkhuset

Autumn's final architecture evenings on Dokkhuset approaching, so clear space in your calendar now.

Ain't no mountain high enough

Illustrasjonsbilde/FOTO(14.07.2009) Two NTNU architecture students have taken on an unusual master’s degree design project: they’ve created and constructed an aluminium sided viewpoint and refuge with stunning views in a wild valley in coastal Norway outside of Sunndal. It's just one of several mountain design projects at the faculty.


35 million euros to green buildings

Ready for a giant leap towards greener footprints: Architects, engineers and entrepreneurs join forces to create zero emission buildings.

The Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art

Visiting address
Alfred Getz vei 3
7491 Trondheim
Central building 1, 3rd floor

phone: + 47 73 55 02 75
fax: + 47 73 59 50 94
email: fak-adm@ab.ntnu.no

Postal address
Alfred Getz vei 3
N - 7491 Trondheim
Norway