Siv Helene Stangeland is a Norwegian architect and researcher based in Stavanger, Norway. Together with Reinhard Kropf, she founded the architectural office Helen & Hard in 1996. Siv Helene Stangeland studied at the University of Barcelona and at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design AHO, under Christian Norberg-Schulz. She has taught at AHO, NTNU (Trondheim), Chalmers University (Gothenburg) and KTH (Stockholm). Helen & Hard have received several awards for their work, including the Norwegian National Award for Building and Environmental Design for the Pulpit Rock Mountain Lodge. They have exhibited internationally, including at the Venice Biennale, the Lisbon Biennale and Manifesta 7. In 2008, the firm was selected with eight others to represent European architectural offices in the travelling exhibition ‘New Trends of Architecture’. They have won several competitions including the Norway Pavilion at Expo Shanghai 2010 and have an extensive body of built work. Helen & Hard have written, published and lectured extensively in Europe, North America and Asia about their research on sustainable practices and methods. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
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Reinhard Kropf is an Austrian architect and researcher educated at the University of Science in Graz and the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO), where he studied under Christian Norberg-Schulz. In 1996, together with Siv Helene Stangeland he founded the architectural office Helen & Hard in Stavanger on the west coast of Norway. Helen & Hard have received several awards for their work, including the Norwegian National Award for Building and Environmental Design for the Pulpit Rock Mountain Lodge. They have exhibited internationally, including at the Venice Biennale, the Lisbon Biennale and Manifesta 7. In 2008, the firm was selected with eight others to represent European architectural offices in the travelling exhibition ‘New Trends of Architecture’. They have won several competitions including the Norway Pavilion at Expo Shanghai 2010 and have an extensive body of built work. Helen & Hard have written, published and lectured extensively in Europe, North America and Asia about their research on sustainable practices and methods. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
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