08.05.2024

Great ambitions for new framework plan for Filipstad

We are very happy to share that we, together with Norconsult and Nordic Office of Architecture, have won the Filipstad Framework Plan – Oslo’s last major city development area.

The Filipstad Framework Plan involves the planning of infrastructure, mobility, and the green-blue structures of the new neighborhood.

Covering an area of 320,000 m2, the ambition is to transform the current industrial area into 3,000 new homes, 9,000 jobs, and a plethora of green and climate-resilient public spaces, including a 41,000 m2 public beach park, connecting Oslo to the fjord.

Team SLA / Norconsult / Nordic Office of Architecture that will work to transform Filipstad from industrial area to sustainable and green-blue neighborhood.

“In Filipstad, we will put nature first by designing a comprehensive blue-green structure that secures the area against flooding and torrential rain and optimizes the neighborhood with regards to microclimate, urban heat islands, and biodiversity. The aim is to make Filipstad a special place in Oslo with close contact to the fjord, an active public life, strong social communities, and true life-quality for all.”

— Kjersti Wikstrøm, SLA Norway Managing Director

The Filipstad Framwork Plan will be designed according to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and FutureBuilt’s sustainability criteria.

SLA has been involved in the development of Oslo’s harbor front for almost 20 years, beginning with the overall plan for Bjørvika’s public spaces in 2005 and the subsequent design of all the neighborhood’s green-blue allmenninger (commons).

13.04.2025

SLA inaugurates UAE Pavilion Landscape at Osaka 2025 Expo

We are very proud to share that Sunday April 13, we inaugurated the UAE Pavilion landscape at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai.

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09.04.2025

SLA wins 150 ha Trafford Wharfside masterplan in Manchester

We are thrilled to share that we – together with Allies & Morrison, Civic, and JLL – have been awarded the task of creating a strategic masterplan for one of the UK’s largest urban development projects: The transformation of the 150-hectare, £4.2 billion Wharfside district around Manchester Uniteds legendary Old Trafford stadium.

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03.04.2025

David Crombie Park wins Pineapples Award

We are very proud that our David Crombie Park Revitalization has won the coveted The Pineapples Award – the UK’s premier award celebrating excellence in placemaking.

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