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  • Urbanism
  • Episode 751
  • 05 Mar 2026
  • 31 min

Balancing security and aesthetic appeal in Oslo’s New Government Quarter

Thomas Ekström

  • The Urbanist
  • Urbanism
  • Episode 751
  • 31 min

We visit Oslo to see the New Government Quarter, which has transformed the site of the city’s 2011 terrorist attacks into an open, civic space. Then: we explore the new Louise Tower on Brussels’s iconic Avenue Louise.

Host
  • Andrew Tuck
Contributors
  • Andrew Tuck
  • Carlota Rebelo
  • David Stevens

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