Olav Fløttum Kristoffersen

About

Olav Kristoffersen is a full professor in architectural design at the Department of Architectural Design and Management. He is currently also a guest professor at KADK in Copenhagen and a visiting professor at Politecnico di Milano.

He founded Brendeland & Kristoffersen architects with Geir Brendeland in 2002. Projects include social housing at Svartlamoen and terraced housing in Longyearbyen. Brendeland & Kristoffersen has received several major design awards including double nomination for the Mies van der Rohe Award in 2007 and the AR Awards in 2005 and 2008. They were awarded the Norwegian Wood Prize in 2014. In 2012 they were represented in the main exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale.

Olav Kristoffersen studied architecture at NTNU. He has been guest lecturer and critic at many schools of architecture in Europe and has published articles on architecture.

Publications

2026

Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum. (2026) Dele nabolag dele bolig.
Exhibition

2025

Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Skjønberg, Laura Figenschou. (2025) Ti boliger i København og én i Trondheim. Casestudier 2025. Institutt for arkitektur og planlegging - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Non-fiction monograph

2024

Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum. (2024) Assessment of Xan Browne’s PhD dissertation: Architecture and (Waste) Wood: Integrating material traits into structural applications. Det Kgl. Akademi
Research report
Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Skjønberg, Laura Figenschou. (2024) Elleve boliger i København og to i Trondheim. Casestudier 2024. Institutt for arkitektur og planlegging
Non-fiction monograph

2023

Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Brendeland, Geir; Lotti, Silvia. (2023) Public space Hage. Casabella
Professional article
Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Brendeland, Geir; Darley, Gillian. (2023) Felles grunn. Arkitektur
Professional article
Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Brendeland, Geir. (2023) Hage i Lund. mur + betong
Professional article
Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Brendeland, Geir; Christou, Philip. (2023) Building: Hage in Lund, Sweden by Brendeland & Kristoffersen. The Architectural Review
Professional article
Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Skjønberg, Laura Figenschou; Mølnvik, Elias Thorsdal. (2023) Seksten boliger i København og en i Trøndelag. Casestudier 2023. Institutt for arkitektur og planlegging - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Brendeland, Geir. (2023) Hånd og maskin. Arkitektoniske tegninger.
Exhibition

2022

Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir; Ehrlemark, Björn. (2022) Först på plats. Arkitektur : byggnad, interiör, plan, landskap
Professional article
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2022) Hage.
Architecture
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2022) Samfunnshus på Teigen.
Architecture
Kristoffersen, Olav; Mølnvik, Elias Thorsdal. (2022) Fjorten boliger i København og to i Trondheim. Casestudier 2022. NTNU – Department of Architecture and Planning Trondheim
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2022) Exterior del mes. Brendeland & Kristoffersen, Hage, Lund. Arquitectura Viva
Professional article

2021

Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir; Cuveland, Alexander de. (2021) Kunst und Garten auf Bauerwartungsland. Bauwelt
Professional article
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2021) Seksten boliger i Norge. Casestudier 2021. NTNU – Department of Architecture and Planning
Non-fiction monograph

2020

Kristoffersen, Olav. (2020) Indstilling vedrørende Vicky Thakes ph.d.-afhandling: RUM - De fiberforstærkede polymere kompositter i arkitektonisk kontekst (første opponent). KADK
Research report
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2020) Tolv boliger i Norge. Casestudier 2020. NTNU - Department of Architecture and Planning
Non-fiction monograph

2019

Kristoffersen, Olav. (2019) Tolv boliger i Nederland. Casestudier høsten 2019. NTNU - Department of Architecture and Planning
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2019) Tolv boliger i Nederland. Casestudier våren 2019. NTNU - Department of Architecture and Planning
Non-fiction monograph

2018

Kristoffersen, Olav. (2018) Tolv boliger i Paris. Casestudier 2018. NTNU - Department of Architecture and Planning
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2018) Universitet og arkitektur. Arkitektur N
Professional article

2017

Kristoffersen, Olav. (2017) Seven Housing Projects in BE/NL. NTNU - Department of Architecture and Planning
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2017) Tolv boliger i Paris. NTNU - Department of Architecture and Planning
Non-fiction monograph

2016

Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2016) Surnadal billag (kunstsenter).
Architecture
Larsen, Olga Popovic; Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum. (2016) The New Era: Design tools, methods and new materials.
Non-fiction chapter
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2016) Juryrapport Statens byggeskikkpris 2016. Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet
Research report

2015

Astrid, Barsuhn; Kristoffersen, Olav. (2015) Aktives Nordlicht. Bauen!
Popular science article
Kristoffersen, Olav; Mayo, Joseph. (2015) 6.1B Svalbard Housing.
Non-fiction chapter
Kristoffersen, Olav; Mayo, Joseph. (2015) 6.1A Svartlamoen Housing.
Non-fiction chapter
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2015) Magnus Blindes veg 14 A, Trondheim.
Architecture
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2015) Juryrapport Treprisen 2015. Trefokus
Research report
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2015) Juryrapport Statens byggeskikkpris 2015. Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet
Research report

2014

Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2014) Kommunedelplan for Gystadmarka.
Architecture
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2014) Gigaphone. Community Design
Academic article
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2014) Juryrapport Statens byggeskikkpris 2014. Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet
Research report
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2014) Strandveien 37. Community Design
Academic article
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2014) Row-houses Svalbard. Community Design
Academic article

2013

Kristoffersen, Olav. (2013) Juryrapport Statens byggeskikkpris 2013. Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet
Research report

2009

Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2009) Bauen mit Massivholz. ARCH+ : Archplus
Professional article

Journal publications

Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Brendeland, Geir; Lotti, Silvia. (2023) Public space Hage. Casabella
Professional article
Astrid, Barsuhn; Kristoffersen, Olav. (2015) Aktives Nordlicht. Bauen!
Popular science article
Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Brendeland, Geir; Darley, Gillian. (2023) Felles grunn. Arkitektur
Professional article
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2009) Bauen mit Massivholz. ARCH+ : Archplus
Professional article
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2014) Gigaphone. Community Design
Academic article
Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Brendeland, Geir. (2023) Hage i Lund. mur + betong
Professional article
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir; Cuveland, Alexander de. (2021) Kunst und Garten auf Bauerwartungsland. Bauwelt
Professional article
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir; Ehrlemark, Björn. (2022) Först på plats. Arkitektur : byggnad, interiör, plan, landskap
Professional article
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2018) Universitet og arkitektur. Arkitektur N
Professional article
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2014) Strandveien 37. Community Design
Academic article
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2014) Row-houses Svalbard. Community Design
Academic article
Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Brendeland, Geir; Christou, Philip. (2023) Building: Hage in Lund, Sweden by Brendeland & Kristoffersen. The Architectural Review
Professional article
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2022) Exterior del mes. Brendeland & Kristoffersen, Hage, Lund. Arquitectura Viva
Professional article

Artistic productions

Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum. (2026) Dele nabolag dele bolig.
Exhibition
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2014) Kommunedelplan for Gystadmarka.
Architecture
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2015) Magnus Blindes veg 14 A, Trondheim.
Architecture
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2016) Surnadal billag (kunstsenter).
Architecture
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2022) Hage.
Architecture
Kristoffersen, Olav; Brendeland, Geir. (2022) Samfunnshus på Teigen.
Architecture
Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Brendeland, Geir. (2023) Hånd og maskin. Arkitektoniske tegninger.
Exhibition

Books

Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Skjønberg, Laura Figenschou. (2025) Ti boliger i København og én i Trondheim. Casestudier 2025. Institutt for arkitektur og planlegging - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2019) Tolv boliger i Nederland. Casestudier høsten 2019. NTNU - Department of Architecture and Planning
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2018) Tolv boliger i Paris. Casestudier 2018. NTNU - Department of Architecture and Planning
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2021) Seksten boliger i Norge. Casestudier 2021. NTNU – Department of Architecture and Planning
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2017) Seven Housing Projects in BE/NL. NTNU - Department of Architecture and Planning
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Skjønberg, Laura Figenschou. (2024) Elleve boliger i København og to i Trondheim. Casestudier 2024. Institutt for arkitektur og planlegging
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2017) Tolv boliger i Paris. NTNU - Department of Architecture and Planning
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum; Skjønberg, Laura Figenschou; Mølnvik, Elias Thorsdal. (2023) Seksten boliger i København og en i Trøndelag. Casestudier 2023. Institutt for arkitektur og planlegging - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2019) Tolv boliger i Nederland. Casestudier våren 2019. NTNU - Department of Architecture and Planning
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav; Mølnvik, Elias Thorsdal. (2022) Fjorten boliger i København og to i Trondheim. Casestudier 2022. NTNU – Department of Architecture and Planning Trondheim
Non-fiction monograph
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2020) Tolv boliger i Norge. Casestudier 2020. NTNU - Department of Architecture and Planning
Non-fiction monograph

Part of book/report

Kristoffersen, Olav; Mayo, Joseph. (2015) 6.1B Svalbard Housing.
Non-fiction chapter
Kristoffersen, Olav; Mayo, Joseph. (2015) 6.1A Svartlamoen Housing.
Non-fiction chapter
Larsen, Olga Popovic; Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum. (2016) The New Era: Design tools, methods and new materials.
Non-fiction chapter

Report

Kristoffersen, Olav Fløttum. (2024) Assessment of Xan Browne’s PhD dissertation: Architecture and (Waste) Wood: Integrating material traits into structural applications. Det Kgl. Akademi
Research report
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2015) Juryrapport Treprisen 2015. Trefokus
Research report
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2015) Juryrapport Statens byggeskikkpris 2015. Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet
Research report
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2014) Juryrapport Statens byggeskikkpris 2014. Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet
Research report
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2016) Juryrapport Statens byggeskikkpris 2016. Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet
Research report
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2013) Juryrapport Statens byggeskikkpris 2013. Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet
Research report
Kristoffersen, Olav. (2020) Indstilling vedrørende Vicky Thakes ph.d.-afhandling: RUM - De fiberforstærkede polymere kompositter i arkitektonisk kontekst (første opponent). KADK
Research report

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