The Pop-Up series of evening lectures consists of 20 foreign guest speakers hosted by 20 Norwegian architect firms. 

This evening’s host is Galleri ROM and the guest speaker is Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen. 

This Bruxelles-based architect firm was started in 2002 by Kersten Geers (* 1975) and David Van Severen (* 1978).

Geers and Van Severen started their cooperation while they were working for Neutelings-Riedijk Arkitekter and Xaveer De Geyter respectively. They were recently awarded The Silver Lion as the most promising young architect firm for their contribution to the Architecture Biennial in Venice in 2010. Geers and Van Severen both teach at the University of Ghent, L'Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio and at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam. 

Pop-Up is sponsored by Oslo Council.

Free and open to all!

The Wild Card programme is meant to contribute to a more diverse and fresher creativity in architecture, improve conditions for the undergrowth of architect firms, make young architects more visible and enable more young and less established architects to compete for contracts.

This joint effort of NAL and Norwegian Design on 28 April and aims to put the spotlight on new methods, ideas and practice, thereby facilitating professional development and growth within the branch.

In the Year of Architecture we wish to produce a Wild Card exhibition, demonstrating how young architects’ practice expands the field of architecture and contributes new methods and solutions to social challenges.

Photo: Eriksen Skajaa Architects