Office trip to the Venice Biennale 2018. Most enjoyed: Eduardo Souto de Moura’s Vatican Chapel a f a c i a and Elizabeth Hatz’ great exhibition of drawings Line, Light, Locus.

We are very happy to hear that the Skreda Rest Area is nominated to this prestigious prize and grateful to those who nominated the project. This is the third manthey kula project to be nominated to the MvdR Award.

Beate Hølmebakk is part of the jury for the Kasper Salin Prize 2019. The prize was presented to Collectif Encore for Villa Hamra studio residence. (Photo: Michel Bonvin)

Beate Hølmebakk gives a talk about the work of manthey kula at the Barbican center in the Architecture at Stage series. (Inside: A cross-section through the main concert hall from the original project designed by architects Chamberlin, Powell & Bon)

Beate Hølmebakk lectures in Leuven on the work of manthey kula in the Matter of Architecture series.

After 8 years in Pilestredet 75C we move the office to Rosenborggata 19B; same block, but different yard. It is a bit sad to leave the characteristic tunnel shaped space and the brick utility tower we built with C.P. and C.E. in 2010.

What a privilege to get to add a small room to this great place, beautifully transformed over the years by Knut Wold and the late Are Vesterlid.

Per Inge Bjørlo will make the artwork for the Tullholmen Pier in Karlstad. A very inspiring visit to his studio to see the idea for the sculpture.

Visit to the construction site for the Skreda Rest Area, the furniture is ready to be mounted on the platform.

First visit to the site for a new viewpoint for the National Scenic Routes. The site borders to the Atlantic ocean and the wide landscape is covered with stones brought here by the glacier, some from the eastern part of the country. What a place!

The team selected to develop the sketch project for the National Memorial at Utøyakaia: manthey kula and Bureau Bas Smets with Mattias Ekman as advisor on memorial theory.

manthey kula and LCLA win open competition for Norway’s Guest of Honour Pavilion at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Starting the plans for a summer house.

Opening of a small exhibition by manthey kula at the Museum of Cultural History. It tells the story of how stave church portals have been objects of interest for centuries.

Opening of the exhibition Det Felles Eide at Kunstnernes Hus designed by manthey kula. The exhibition shows public art acquired by the municipality of Oslo. It discusses the relation between art, architecture, urban space and the community.

It has been very interesting to work with this light sensitive exhibition at the Munch Museum; from graphic work and display cases to benches and exhibition spaces.

Visiting Skovstuen Pil to follow up on the making of the new benches for the upcoming exhibition at the Munch Museum.

Other House exhibited at CAMPO in Rome and at the Misunderstandings exhibition at the FRAC Centre, Orléans.

The project Archipelago - Building from Solitude, a commission for the FRAC Centre - Val de Loire, will be shown at the first FRAC Biennale which opens today. The five projects are developed from known information about five individuals that have experienced profound isolation across the globe and across history.

Visits from Karlstad to discuss the project for Tullholmen Pier.