The Houen Foundation Award ( no, Houens fonds diplom) is Norway's most important award for architecture. It was established in 1893 by

Anton Christian Houen Anton Christian Houen (September 18, 1823 – July 26, 1894) was a Norwegian teacher, philanthropist, and businessman. He was named a commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1892. Life Houen was born in Arendal, the son of Ole Houen and Christiane M ...

(1823–1894). A successful merchant and businessman, Houen established several philanthropic legacies and funds in culture and research. The Houen Foundation Award is awarded to buildings that are examples of "outstanding, independently completed works of architecture" in recognition of an architect's highest achievement. The award is made by the Norwegian Ministry of Culture at a recommendation from the board of the

Association of Norwegian Architects The Association of Norwegian Architects ( no, italic=no, Norske arkitekters landsforbund, NAL) is a country-wide Norwegian organization for graduate architects. Established in 1911, as of 2015 the organization had some 4,100 members. In addition to ...

(''Norske arkitekters landsforbund'') in collaboration with the

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

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Norske arkitekters landsforbund website
{{Commons category, Houens fonds diplom, Houen Foundation Award Norwegian awards Architecture awards

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