LU Installation #1 (first place winner). Photo courtesy of Tammy Gaber.
By Tammy Gaber
This May, I led a group of six Laurentian University architecture students on a trip to Iceland, Norway and Finland to ?converse? in wood.
The highlight of the trip was the group?s participation in the Bergen International Wood Festival (BIWF). The group of LU students included Matthew Hunter, Marina Schwellnus, Marie Jankovich, Henry Dyck, Angela Perdue and Derrick Pilon. Fellow LU professor Randall Kober joined us for the BIWF portion of the trip.
BIWF is a biennial global competition, now in its sixth cycle, focusing on the use of wood for its tectonic, structural and tactile qualities. This year, 20 teams of designers, architects, artists and students from around the world competed by building installations in a Bergen park with the theme of ?Green Transition.? The installations will remain on display until next summer, to be enjoyed by the city. LU Installation #1 (first place winner). Photo courtesy of Tammy Gaber.
The competition, associated events and the overall hosting of teams was largely organized by professor Petter Bergerud and his team from the Bergen Academy of Art and Design. Sponsors included the Bergen School of Architecture, Bergen University College along with the City, County Governor, Innovation Norway, Wood Focus Norway, the Bergen Association of Architects, the Norwegian Association of Landscape Architects and the Norwegian Organization of Interior Architects and ...