This is a guest post from Antonina of OpenBuildings - a community-driven and openly editable encyclopaedia of buildings from around the world. 

A great example of progressive government policy: In 2005 Norway launched The National Tourist Routes: a vast 15-year campaign re-evaluating the concept of tourism by transforming it into a culturally active product. To achieve that the government turned to a stellar congregation of designers & architects with a request to create their own stunning yet nature-aware rest stops, observation decks and other small-scale architectural jewels. The architectural objects are already effectively shaping the vastly attractive new face of the planned tourist routes. Hopefully, a move that will not only generate greater tourist activity for beautiful Norway but will also inspire other governments to follow in these footsteps.

Reiulf Ramstad Architects: Trollstigen

image: Jiri Havran

Peter Zumthor & Louise Bourgeois: Steilneset Witch Trial Memorial

image: National Tourist Routes Norway

Smedsvig: Askevågen

image: Per Kollstad

Code: architecture: Tungeneset

image: Jarle Wæhler

Manthey Kula: Akkarvikodden

image: Steinar Skaar

Snøhetta: Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion

image: Klaas Van Ommeren

Nordplan: Hellåga

image: Jarle Wæhler

Tommie Wilhelmsen: Stegastein

image: Jarle Wæhler

Jensen & Skodvin Architects: Gudbrandsjuvet

image: Jan Olav

Lars Berge: Flotane

image: Lars J. Berge

3 RW: Ørnesvingen

image: Steinar Skaar

Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk: Sohlbergplassen

image: Jørn Hagen

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Antonina is an architect who has recently joined the OpenBuildings team to take over Community Outreach. Believes in interdisciplinary approach to architecture and everything else, fascinated by Japanese and Dutch design, typography and all things inspired.
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