Rever & Drage marks Norwegian Scenic Routes stop with triangular toilet
Rever & Drage has created a triangular, aluminium toilet near the Farstadsanden beach on the west coast of Norway on one of the country's national scenic tourist routes. More
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Morfeus Arkitekter completes mirrored toilet block on Norwegian coastline
Drivers cruising along one of Norway's Scenic Routes can take a break at this mirrored toilet that reflects the surrounding landscape. More
HZA adds wave-shaped toilet facility to scenic Norwegian lay-by
The latest architectural addition to Norway's scenic tourist routes is a rest area featuring a toilet facility that sweeps upwards from a poured-concrete viewing terrace. More
10 must-see landmarks on Norway's scenic tourist trails
Norway's 18 tourist routes are known for their breathtaking scenery, but that's not the only reason to make the pilgrimage. The Nordic country's landscape is dotted with architectural gems, including a memorial for witches by Peter Zumthor and a rusty steel viewing platform by Reiulf Ramstad. More
Fortunen completes toilet block with views of a Norwegian waterfall
Visitors to Norway's Skjervsfossen waterfall can watch the Storelvi river rush by through a glazed floor panel in the restrooms of this service building, which is clad in local stone to accentuate its connection with the surrounding landscape. More
Peter Zumthor's stilted Zinc Mine Museum captured in photography by Aldo Amoretti
These new images of the Peter Zumthor-designed Zinc Mine Museum were taken by Barcelona-based photographer Aldo Amoretti during a winter trip to southern Norway. More
Timelapse movie captures visitor centre created by Reiulf Ramstad in the Norwegian mountains
This movie by videographer Alejandro Villanueva tours the Reiulf Ramstad-designed Trollstigen Visitor Centre in rural Norway, revealing how its network of pathways zigzag across a landscape of rugged mountains and deep fjords. More
Mountainside platform by Code Arkitektur creates three vertiginous viewpoints
This triangular viewing platform perched on the edge of a mountain was created by Norwegian studio Code Arkitektur as a rest stop for one of the country's picturesque tourist trails (+ slideshow). More
Peter Zumthor creates buildings on stilts for tourist trail at a Norwegian mine
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has built visitor facilities at a historic mine in Norway, with one structure that hangs off a wall and two that are raised on stilts over a steep cliffside (+ slideshow). More
Snøhetta reveals sinuous hotel for a Norwegian island
Architecture firm Snøhetta has unveiled images of a hotel that will wind across a rocky outcrop in Norway's Lofoten archipelago. More
Høse Bridge by Rintala Eggertsson Architects
Mesh sections in the walls and floor of this Corten steel bridge in Norway provide views of the Suldalslågen river rushing beneath it (+ slideshow). More
Aurlandsfjellet Tourist Route opens
Next month marks the official opening of the Aurlandsfjellet Tourist Route; a scenic mountain road that begins at a wooden viewing platform perched 650 metres above Norways's longest and deepest fjord (+ slideshow). More
Trollstigen Tourist Route Project by Reiulf Ramstad Architects
Zig-zagging pathways lead to viewing platforms perched high in the Norwegian mountains in this visitor facility designed by Reiulf Ramstad Architects (+ slideshow). More
Havøysund Tourist Route by Reiulf Ramstad Architects
This snaking concrete structure by Norwegian studio Reiulf Ramstad Architects winds down from a road to the beach along the edge of the Arctic Ocean. More
Roadside Reststop Akkarvikodden by Manthey Kula Architects
This small rusty cabin designed by Oslo architects Manthey Kula provides public toilets along one of Norway’s tourist routes. More
Steilneset Memorial by Peter Zumthor and Louise Bourgeois
Architect Peter Zumthor designed this memorial on an island in Norway to commemorate suspected witches who were burned at the stake there in the seventeenth century (photographs by Andrew Meredith). More