On 3 September, Minister of Culture and Church Affairs, Mr Trond Giske announced the 6 selected contestants to be invited to participate in a separate Phase 2 programme.

The Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs has instructed Statsbygg - Public Construction and Property, Norway - to initiate the planning of a new, collective building complex to house the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design on the site of the old Railway Station West, Vestbanen, in Oslo.

Further information is available at Statsbygg’s web site.