Grosch medal (Grosch-medaljen) is a Norwegian architecture prize awarded bi-annually.

Foundation and purpose

The prize was established on the 200th anniversary of the birth of

Christian Heinrich Grosch Christian Heinrich Grosch (21 January 1801 – 4 May 1865) was a Norwegian architect. He was a dominant figure in Norwegian architecture in the first half of the 1800s. Biography Christian Heinrich Grosch was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. ...

, and the first medal was awarded to Sverre Fehn in 2001. The ceremony took place in the Old University Hall, Oslo, a room designed by Grosch. The organisation which awards the medal, Groschselskapet, was created in 2000. It works to create greater understanding of Grosch's work. The prize is to stimulate the quality of today's architecture.

Prize recipients

*2001 - Sverre Fehn *2003 - Jan Olav Jensen and Borre Skodvin (

Jensen & Skodvin Architects Jensen & Skodvin Architects is a Norway, Norwegian architectural firm established in 1995 by Jan Olav Jensen (born 1959) and Børre Skodvin (born 1960). Their work has been noted and they have received awards in the field. Both partners were educ ...

) for Mortensrud churchArkitektur i Norge Årbok 2004, Ulf Grønvold, Forlaget Bonytt, 1 Jan 2004 *2005 - Kjell Lund and

Håkon Christie Håkon Andreas Christie (30 August 1922 – 14 December 2010) was a Norwegian architectural historian, antiquarian and author. Together with his wife, Sigrid Marie Christie (18 April 1923 - 16 May 2004) he worked from 1950 on the history of Nor ...

*2008 - Helge Hjertholm *2009 - Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk *2012 -

Craig Dykers Craig Edward Dykers is an American architect and founding partner of the architecture firm, Snøhetta. History Craig Dykers was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1961. In 1985 he graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University ...

and

Kjetil Trædal Thorsen Kjetil Trædal Thorsen is a Norwegian architect. In 1987, he co-founded the architecture firm Snøhetta. History Kjetil Trædal Thorsen was born 14 June 1958 on the Norwegian coastal island of Karmøy. After several years in Germany and England, ...

Snøhetta Snøhetta is the highest mountain in the Dovrefjell mountain range in Norway. At , it is the highest mountain in Norway outside the Jotunheimen range, making it the 24th highest peak in Norway, based on a topographic prominence cutoff. At , ...

*2014 - Arne Henriksen *2018 - Einar Jarmund, Alessandra Kosberg and Håkon Vigsnæs

References

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