Ina Samdal
About
I stand on three professional pillars; one in academia teaching and researching in an innovative professional environment, one in practice as an architect where tectonic ideas are tested in real life, and one as a farmer where I have to relate to nature and its ecological systems to the greatest extent. This combination gives me great satisfaction and drive, in addition to giving me practical knowledge that I take with me into research. For example, this is something I apply to my work with my practice-based PhD, where I use design-driven research on regenerative building materials. With lessons learned from agriculture, I aim to develop buildings that can help rebuild, or even improve, the ecosystem they are a part of so that buildings and nature can benefit from each other.
My main subject is building tectonics and bio-based materials, and a central question of my work is how sensory and aesthetic values can contribute into a sustainable building culture. I am an optimistic idealist who hopes that I can be one of those who dare to be brave enough to stand for a change.
My work has its base in my early life, where I grew up on a farm in the Norwegian countryside. Here I learned that the land and the natural resources that made up my world are part of an intricate web that is in a state of perpetual change. Later I was graduated with a master’s in architecture from NTNU, Norway. Together with my partner Kristian Møystad Bjørnland, I developed a building system based on local resources which we used to design several buildings in a rural hamlet in Norway. For this work, our project Grendeliv were nominated for two international awards for young architects.
I established my own practice Ur Arkitekter, graduated, and started teaching at the same time, in the beginning of 2017. In 2019 I became a farmer at Endal Gård and realize more and more that I have two different specializations that benefit from each other. My work is now spread between physical work at the farm, teaching, research, and architectural practice.
Research
I am currently working with a PhD that researches the potential of sheep wool as an architectural material – with a multisensory approach. My research is done through practice-led methods, and I would not have considered a PhD any other way.
Publications
2024
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Baardsgaard, Anne Kristine;
Selvik, Amalie Marie;
Faurby, Carl Martin Rosenkilde;
Lundebrekke, Edith;
Viken, Annee Grøtte;
Espelien, Ingvild.
(2024)
ULL.
Museum exhibition
2023
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Eide, Trond;
Samdal, Ina.
(2023)
Dører og porter på Møllenberg.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, faculty of Architecture and Design, department of Architecture and Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, faculty of Architecture and Design, department of Architecture and Technology
Non-fiction book
2022
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Samdal, Ina;
Haarsaker, Nina Katrine;
Schmidt, August;
Espelien, Ingvild Svorkmo.
(2022)
Wool and Metal Workshop: building a sheltering bench.
Architecture
2021
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Rintala, Sami Juhani;
Berntsen, Per Bue;
Aalto, Pasi;
Samdal, Ina;
Bye, Marie Sjue;
Jundt, Anna.
(2021)
Beiarn River Camp: outdoor toilet.
Architecture
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Rintala, Sami Juhani;
Berntsen, Per Bue;
Aalto, Pasi;
Samdal, Ina;
Jalbert, Lucas;
Lacasa, Matías Mas.
(2021)
Beiarn River Camp: outdoor kitchen.
Architecture
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Berntsen, Per Bue;
Samdal, Ina;
Lacasa, Matías Mas;
Jalbert, Lucas;
Hassan, Rahma;
Teichgroeb, Kaja Linnea.
(2021)
Pavillion for Credo Food Culture Centre.
Architecture
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Rintala, Sami Juhani;
Berntsen, Per Bue;
Aalto, Pasi;
Samdal, Ina;
Ongstad, Ragnhild;
Petry, Jannik.
(2021)
Beiarn River Camp: off-grid cabin.
Architecture
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Samdal, Ina;
Haarsaker, Nina Katrine;
Schmidt, August;
Berntsen, Per;
Hanssen, Hanna Landfald.
(2021)
Rammed Earth Workshop: building an outdoor kitchen bench.
Architecture
2020
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Johnsen, Eileen Garmann;
Haarsaker, Nina Katrine;
Raonic, Aleksandra;
Samdal, Ina.
(2020)
Wool Introduction Workshop.
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Compendium
2018
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Hakonsen, Finn;
Samdal, Ina;
Waagaard, Marius.
(2018)
Pilotprosjekt 1: Gjerdingvegen 13.
Architecture
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Samdal, Ina;
Waagaard, Marius;
Hakonsen, Finn.
(2018)
Pilotprosjekt 2: Gjerdingvegen 8.
Architecture
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Hakonsen, Finn;
Bjørnland, Kristian Møystad;
Samdal, Ina.
(2018)
Tre i Valdres 2018 - Bærekraft som funksjon av steds- og næringsutvikling. Landsbyen Hensåsen, Vang i Valdres.
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Report
2017
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Schmidt, August;
Samdal, Ina;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav;
Allémann, Julie;
Baía, Ana;
Escorihuela, Roger.
(2017)
Eldmølla.
Architecture
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Samdal, Ina;
Bjørnland, Kristian Møystad.
(2017)
Grendeliv - en metode for rural utvikling gjennom bruk av lokale ressurser.
Architecture
-
Samdal, Ina;
Bjørnland, Kristian Møystad.
(2017)
Grendeliv - utstilling på Vang folkebibliotek.
Museum exhibition
-
Samdal, Ina;
Bjørnland, Kristian Møystad.
(2017)
Rørosseminaret 2017: Local and Natural Building Materials from Valdres, Norway.
Museum exhibition
-
Samdal, Ina;
Bjørnland, Kristian Møystad;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav;
Waagaard, Marius.
(2017)
Grendeliv.
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masters thesis
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Schmidt, August;
Samdal, Ina;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav.
(2017)
Learning in 1:1 scale - Eldmølla - building a sauna in Vang.
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Non-fiction book
2016
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Hakonsen, Finn;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav;
Waagaard, Marius;
Samdal, Ina;
Bjørnland, Kristian Møystad;
Bourret, Zoé.
(2016)
Leikegøta.
Architecture
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Hakonsen, Finn;
Waagaard, Marius;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav;
Samdal, Ina.
(2016)
Building in 1:1 scale - Leikegøta - a meeting place in Vang.
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Non-fiction book
2015
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Næss, Kristin Solhaug;
Samdal, Ina;
Lura, Egil Jarell;
Holmestrand, Jan Fredrik.
(2015)
Revitalisering av Kjøpmannsgata 27.
Architecture
-
Hakonsen, Finn;
Waagaard, Marius;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav;
Samdal, Ina;
Aamot, Inger Kristin;
Bernard, Edouard.
(2015)
Public Sauna in Vang, Norway.
Architecture
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Næss, Kristin Solhaug;
Samdal, Ina;
Lura, Egil Jarell;
Holmestrand, Jan Fredrik.
(2015)
Arkitekturdagen 2015 'Hverdagsbyen': Revitalisering av tomme bryggehus i Trondheim.
Museum exhibition
-
Hakonsen, Finn;
Waagaard, Marius;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav;
Samdal, Ina.
(2015)
Learning in 1:1 scale - Badstu - building a sauna in Vang.
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Non-fiction book
Books
-
Eide, Trond;
Samdal, Ina.
(2023)
Dører og porter på Møllenberg.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, faculty of Architecture and Design, department of Architecture and Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, faculty of Architecture and Design, department of Architecture and Technology
Non-fiction book
-
Schmidt, August;
Samdal, Ina;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav.
(2017)
Learning in 1:1 scale - Eldmølla - building a sauna in Vang.
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Non-fiction book
-
Hakonsen, Finn;
Waagaard, Marius;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav;
Samdal, Ina.
(2016)
Building in 1:1 scale - Leikegøta - a meeting place in Vang.
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Non-fiction book
-
Hakonsen, Finn;
Waagaard, Marius;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav;
Samdal, Ina.
(2015)
Learning in 1:1 scale - Badstu - building a sauna in Vang.
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Non-fiction book
Report
-
Johnsen, Eileen Garmann;
Haarsaker, Nina Katrine;
Raonic, Aleksandra;
Samdal, Ina.
(2020)
Wool Introduction Workshop.
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Compendium
-
Hakonsen, Finn;
Bjørnland, Kristian Møystad;
Samdal, Ina.
(2018)
Tre i Valdres 2018 - Bærekraft som funksjon av steds- og næringsutvikling. Landsbyen Hensåsen, Vang i Valdres.
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Report
-
Samdal, Ina;
Bjørnland, Kristian Møystad;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav;
Waagaard, Marius.
(2017)
Grendeliv.
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masters thesis
UTSTILLING
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Baardsgaard, Anne Kristine;
Selvik, Amalie Marie;
Faurby, Carl Martin Rosenkilde;
Lundebrekke, Edith;
Viken, Annee Grøtte;
Espelien, Ingvild.
(2024)
ULL.
Museum exhibition
-
Samdal, Ina;
Bjørnland, Kristian Møystad.
(2017)
Grendeliv - utstilling på Vang folkebibliotek.
Museum exhibition
-
Samdal, Ina;
Bjørnland, Kristian Møystad.
(2017)
Rørosseminaret 2017: Local and Natural Building Materials from Valdres, Norway.
Museum exhibition
-
Næss, Kristin Solhaug;
Samdal, Ina;
Lura, Egil Jarell;
Holmestrand, Jan Fredrik.
(2015)
Arkitekturdagen 2015 'Hverdagsbyen': Revitalisering av tomme bryggehus i Trondheim.
Museum exhibition
Product
-
Samdal, Ina;
Haarsaker, Nina Katrine;
Schmidt, August;
Espelien, Ingvild Svorkmo.
(2022)
Wool and Metal Workshop: building a sheltering bench.
Architecture
-
Rintala, Sami Juhani;
Berntsen, Per Bue;
Aalto, Pasi;
Samdal, Ina;
Bye, Marie Sjue;
Jundt, Anna.
(2021)
Beiarn River Camp: outdoor toilet.
Architecture
-
Rintala, Sami Juhani;
Berntsen, Per Bue;
Aalto, Pasi;
Samdal, Ina;
Jalbert, Lucas;
Lacasa, Matías Mas.
(2021)
Beiarn River Camp: outdoor kitchen.
Architecture
-
Berntsen, Per Bue;
Samdal, Ina;
Lacasa, Matías Mas;
Jalbert, Lucas;
Hassan, Rahma;
Teichgroeb, Kaja Linnea.
(2021)
Pavillion for Credo Food Culture Centre.
Architecture
-
Rintala, Sami Juhani;
Berntsen, Per Bue;
Aalto, Pasi;
Samdal, Ina;
Ongstad, Ragnhild;
Petry, Jannik.
(2021)
Beiarn River Camp: off-grid cabin.
Architecture
-
Samdal, Ina;
Haarsaker, Nina Katrine;
Schmidt, August;
Berntsen, Per;
Hanssen, Hanna Landfald.
(2021)
Rammed Earth Workshop: building an outdoor kitchen bench.
Architecture
-
Hakonsen, Finn;
Samdal, Ina;
Waagaard, Marius.
(2018)
Pilotprosjekt 1: Gjerdingvegen 13.
Architecture
-
Samdal, Ina;
Waagaard, Marius;
Hakonsen, Finn.
(2018)
Pilotprosjekt 2: Gjerdingvegen 8.
Architecture
-
Schmidt, August;
Samdal, Ina;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav;
Allémann, Julie;
Baía, Ana;
Escorihuela, Roger.
(2017)
Eldmølla.
Architecture
-
Samdal, Ina;
Bjørnland, Kristian Møystad.
(2017)
Grendeliv - en metode for rural utvikling gjennom bruk av lokale ressurser.
Architecture
-
Hakonsen, Finn;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav;
Waagaard, Marius;
Samdal, Ina;
Bjørnland, Kristian Møystad;
Bourret, Zoé.
(2016)
Leikegøta.
Architecture
-
Næss, Kristin Solhaug;
Samdal, Ina;
Lura, Egil Jarell;
Holmestrand, Jan Fredrik.
(2015)
Revitalisering av Kjøpmannsgata 27.
Architecture
-
Hakonsen, Finn;
Waagaard, Marius;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav;
Samdal, Ina;
Aamot, Inger Kristin;
Bernard, Edouard.
(2015)
Public Sauna in Vang, Norway.
Architecture
Teaching
Courses
Ina have been teaching since 2016, and contribute to both undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as supervise diploma projects.
She mainly teach within the following topics: concept development, building tectonics, transformation, building conservation, DesignBuild projects, sustainable material use and general architectural studio work.
Courses she have participated in:
- AAR4415 - Architecture 2 – Tectonics (undergraduate)
- AAR4436 - Architecture 4 – Transformation (undergraduate)
- AAR4619 – 3 Houses (graduate)
- AAR4528 - Design in Context (graduate)
- AAR4611 - Making is Thinking (graduate)
- AAR4623 - Topology and Tectonic (graduate)
Outreach
2025
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LectureBjørnland, Kristian Møystad; Johansson, Michelle Lilleby; Samdal, Ina. (2025) Nye Stemmer: Ur Arkitekter. Programlansering våren 2025 + Nye stemmer , Arkitektenes Hus, Josefines gate 34, Oslo 2025-01-22 - 2025-01-22
2023
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Academic lectureSamdal, Ina. (2023) Wool Tales. CA²RE - Conference for Artistic and Architectural Research , Aarhus 2023-03-23 - 2023-03-25
2022
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LectureSamdal, Ina. (2022) Local Wool in Art and Architecture in Central Norway. Use to conserve – the utilization of local wool from traditional sheep breeds in Europe , Klæbu 2022-10-18 - 2022-10-22
2021
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Interview
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Academic lectureSamdal, Ina. (2021) Material Driven Architecture. CA²RE - Conference for Artistic and Architectural Research , Ljubljana 2021-09-24 - 2021-09-28
2019
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InterviewSamdal, Ina. (2019) Arkitektperlen Vang, Valdres. Aftenposten Hyttemagasinet Aftenposten Hyttemagasinet [Journal] 2019-11-15
2018
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InterviewSchmidt, August; Gilberg, Arnstein Olav; Samdal, Ina. (2018) Arkitektutdanning - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet - Eldmølla. Arkitektur N Arkitektur N [Journal]
2017
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InterviewSchmidt, August; Samdal, Ina; Gilberg, Arnstein Olav. (2017) Eldmølla badstue - studentene prosjekterer og bygger. Arkitektur N Arkitektur N [Journal]
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InterviewSchmidt, August; Samdal, Ina; Gilberg, Arnstein Olav. (2017) Skall i mur og betong for arkitektstudenter ved NTNU. Byggeindustrien Byggeindustrien [Internet] 2017-11-27
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InterviewSchmidt, August; Samdal, Ina; Gilberg, Arnstein Olav. (2017) Mikroarchitektur trifft Natur pur: Sauna in Norwegen. detail.de detail.de [Internet] 2017-12-01
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InterviewWaagaard, Marius; Samdal, Ina. (2017) Studerer treindustri på Begna. Avisa Valdres Avisa Valdres [Journal] 2017-02-18
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InterviewSamdal, Ina; Bjørnland, Kristian Møystad. (2017) Masteroppgave fra NTNU med Åsvang i fokus. vangivaldres.no vangivaldres.no [Internet] 2017-01-17
2015
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InterviewSamdal, Ina; Næss, Kristin Solhaug. (2015) Reportasje om Bryggerekka Vintermarked. Adresseavisen Adresseavisen [Internet] 2015-12-06