Mette AamodtinThe Slow Space MovementDesigning the Experience of SpaceIn this installment on our series about the three tenets of good architecture, we illuminate the experience of space and architecture. By…Apr 18, 2019Apr 18, 2019
Mette AamodtinThe Slow Space MovementDesigning With EmpathyThe Slow Space Movement stands for buildings that are good, clean and fair, but what exactly do we mean by that? This is our inaugural…Apr 11, 2019Apr 11, 2019
Mette AamodtinThe Slow Space MovementSverre Fehn: The Space Between Earth and SkyI have visited Sverre Fehn’s National Museum — Architecture and Grosch Bistro in Oslo many times as a good friend is one of the curators…Apr 4, 2019Apr 4, 2019
Mette AamodtinThe Slow Space MovementJUNKSPACE AND THE DEATH OF ARCHITECTURE: SLOW SPACE FINDS ITS NEMESISThe essay “Junkspace” by Rem Koolhaas first appeared in The Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping (2001). It was reissued along with an…Mar 25, 2019Mar 25, 2019
Mette AamodtinThe Slow Space MovementThe Metaphysics of Time, Space and ArchitectureTime, space and matter can fuse together in great architecture to allow for deep human experiences. In fact, time can literally and…Mar 18, 2019Mar 18, 2019
Mette AamodtinThe Slow Space MovementArchitecture Has Become DisposableWith every new innovation architecture is creating its own obsolescence. The race for taller, greener, more cutting edge building narrows…Mar 11, 2019Mar 11, 2019
Mette AamodtinThe Slow Space MovementA VERY PERSONAL JOURNEY TOWARDS LIVING SLOWLYThere are five stages of grief and I went through all of them when I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2002: denial, anger…Mar 6, 2019Mar 6, 2019
Mette AamodtinThe Slow Space MovementWHY I DECIDED TO SLOW DOWNMy life took an unexpected turn when I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2002. I had just completed 4 years at the Harvard…Feb 25, 20191Feb 25, 20191
Mette AamodtinThe Slow Space MovementWhat is Slow Space?In 1986 Carlo Petrini protested the opening of a McDonald’s restaurant in Piazza di Spagna, Rome and launched the Slow Food Movement. Carl…Feb 18, 2019Feb 18, 2019
Mette AamodtSustainable Building Materials for Slow SpacesClean building practices are the line of defense against the thoughtless, ubiquitous use of toxic building materials. The Slow Space…Feb 16, 2018Feb 16, 2018