Barcode Project
Row of slender high-rises of varied heights with open gaps between them, facing the fjord waterfront.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Barcode Project in Oslo goes back to two thousand seven, when a row of towers rising on the old Bjørvika docks became the most fiercely contested project in the city. It follows the Dutch and Norwegian planners who won the waterfront competition, and the unusual rulebook they wrote instead of a single design. Best heard standing in one of the gaps between the towers, facing the water.
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