BOOM! An exhibition on children and architecture for National Museum A Project By: Nissen Richards Studio Location: Oslo, Norway Nissen Richards Studio has designed BOOM! – an exhibition exploring the impact of the post-war baby boom on Norwegian architecture for the National Museum – Architecture in Oslo. The exhibition, which runs till 9 August, is the first to open at the museum since it closed for refurbishment in 2023. Images by Gareth Gardner Background: From 1940 to 1970, Norway experienced one of its biggest demographic shifts in modern times: the baby boom. The modern welfare state put children centre stage, whilst new urban plans and housing developments were designed with children in mind. Architecture was seen as an important tool for shaping and educating the citizens of the future. For many architects, designing for children was a new challenge and an opportunity to innovate and experiment, responding to the utopian post-war concept of ‘the radical child’ – free-spirited and malleable with no boundaries to their natural creativity. Exhibition Aims: With a target audience of children aged 7-to-9 (as well as accompanying adults), the exhibition aims to bring complex architectural concepts into focus for younger children. Using embedded audio-visual content and … Continue reading Exploring Post‑War Childhood Design