Manthey Kula Explained

Manthey Kula is a Norwegian architecture office founded in 2004 by Beate Hølmebakk and Per Tamsen.^[1] Manthey Kula's projects are usually finely crafted buildings, constructions, and landscape interventions with a visible focus on formal and structural clarity.^{[2] [3]}

Background

Tamsen is educated at Lund University. Hølmebakk is educated at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design where she is professor since 2007. She has served as artistic professor at Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Sweden and been a visiting professor at the University of Navarra, Spain and Cornell University, New York.^[4]

Notable works

• National Memorial Utøykaia. Hole, Norway. In collaboration with Bureau Bas Smets (2022).^[5]
• House Hamburgö. Bohuslän, Sweden (2021)^[6]
• National Veteran Monument, Akershus Castle. Oslo, Norway (2021).
• Guest of Honor Pavilion, Frankfurt Bookfair. Frankfurt, Germany. With LCLA Office (2019)^{[7] [8]}
• Skreda Rest Area (National Tourist Routes), Lofoten, Norway (2018)^[9]
• Archipelago. Paper Project. Acquired by the Centre FRAC, Val de Loire (2017)^[10]
• Forvik Ferry-stop. Vevelstad, Norway (2015)^[11]
• Myrbærholmen Fishing Bridges. Averøy, Norway (2010)^[12]
• Akkarvik Roadside Restroom. Lofoten, Norway (2009)^[13]
• Pålsbu Hydro Power Station. Tunhovd, Norway (2007)^{[14] [15]}

Nominations and awards

• The founding partners B. Hølmebakk and P. Tamsen Hølmebakk received Prince Eugen Medal for outstanding artistic achievement (2022)^[16]
• AR House Highly Commended. House Hamburgö^[17]
• Nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award (2020). Guest of Honour Pavilion, Frankfurt Book Fair^[18]
• Nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award (2018). Skreda Rest Area^[19]
• Nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award (2011). Akkarvik Roadside Restroom^[20]
• Nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award (2009). Pålsbu Hydro Power Station^[21]
• The Schelling Architecturstiftung. Medal^[22]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Berlage Keynote: Manthey Kula . TU Delft.
2. Web site: Beate Hølmebakk, "Constructions on Sites and Paper" . Harvard Graduate School of Design.
3. Web site: Payne . James R. . Payne2010-05-07T00:00:00 . James R. Payne James R. . Norwegian architect Beate Hølmebakk of Oslo-based Manthey Kula . . en.
4. Web site: Beate Holmebakk: Built/Unbuilt . Cornell AAP . en.
5. Web site: Heath-Kelly . Charlotte . Memory loss: post-terrorist sites in Norway . Architectural Review . en . 10 January 2020.
6. Web site: AR House Awards 2021 results announced, with former car repair shop crowned winner . Bustler . en.
7. Web site: They will design Norway’s pavilion in Frankfurt . NORLA . en.
8. Web site: Norway Tells Pavilion / LCLA Office + Manthey Kula Architects . ArchDaily . 24 October 2019.
9. Web site: 383 Projects Nominated for the EU Mies Prize for Contemporary Architecture . ArchDaily . 11 December 2018.
10. Web site: Beate Hølmebakk discusses her paper projects and rejecting the dominance of user-friendly architecture . Harvard Graduate School of Design . 4 February 2019.
11. Web site: Domus 1015 on newsstands . Domus Magazine . en-gb.
12. Web site: Manthey Kula · Myrbærholmen Fishing Bridges . Divisare . en.
13. Web site: A Rust-Red Restroom In Norway’s Lofoten Archipelago . IGNANT . 14 February 2019.
14. Web site: Pålsbu Hydro Power Station / Manthey Kula Architects . ArchDaily . 18 June 2014.
15. Web site: Wilkinson . Tom . Pålsbu Hydro-Power Station, in Buskerud by Manthey Kula Architects . Architectural Review . en . 22 June 2017.
16. Web site: Prins Eugen-medaljen 2022 . Kungahuset.
17. Web site: AR House 2021 winners revealed . Architectural Review.
18. Web site: Frankfurter Buchmesse - Guest of Honour . EUMiesAward.
19. Web site: Skreda Roadside Rest Area . EUMiesAward.
20. Web site: Roadside Toilet Facility . EUMiesAward.
21. Web site: Generator Chamber Pålsbu Hydro Power Station . EUMiesAward.
22. Web site: Beate Hølmebakk. Medal. . Schelling Architekturpreis.