Music (P4)

What the project includes

Located between the Student Society (Studentersamfundet) and the Main Building (Hovedbygningen), the entire Department of Music (IMU) will be brought together in one place. Today, IMU’s activities are spread across Dragvoll and various locations in and around the Olavskvartalet area. IMU offers study programmes in performance, musicology, and music technology. Bringing these academic environments together will strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration and align with NTNU’s academic strategies and master plan.

The new building will accommodate 320 students across five years of study, and around 70 staff workspaces. The Department of Music offers programmes in classical and jazz performance, music technology, and musicology.

The project previously included the Department of Art and Media Studies (IKM). IKM will now be located in the Sentralrekka area, as part of NTNU’s Master Plan for Building and Campus Development 2025–2030 (In Norwegian).

Building programme for P4 (PDF in Norwegian)

What’s happening in the project now?

Work is now underway to establish working groups. The first group has already been formed and is mapping which equipment should be brought over and reused in the new building. A separate working group focusing on workspace design is also in the pipeline. The project board for this sub-project will be formally approved by NTNU’s project steering committee on 16 May.