The Cabin. Between Tradition and Modernity

Program Daytime (9.30–15.30)

9.30: “Norwegian Cabin History in 10 Cabins”.
Martin Braathen, senior curator, the National Museum, Oslo and Joakim Skajaa, curator, the National Museum, Oslo

Part 1: THE CABIN IN THE SOCIETAL DEBATE

9.50: “The ‘Norwegian’ Cabin is Dead. Can it be Revived?”.
Even Smith Wergeland, associate professor, Oslo School of Architecture and Design, and Eirik Velum Vagli Østbye, independent architect

10.20: Break

10.35: “The Rise of ‘the Cabin People’: Cabin People 1920–1960”.
Konrad Lawson, senior lecturer, Department of History, University of St Andrews

11.05: “Three Cabin Metaphors in Normative Theory”.
Erika Brandl, PhD fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Bergen

11.35: Lunch

Part 2: HISTORICAL CASES

Introduction by Gustav Elgin, curator education, the National Museum.

12.15: “Between Ridge Roof and Coastal Rocks. Wenche Selmer’s Site-sensitive Cabins”.
Jenny H. Trømborg, independent architectural historian

12.45: “Judith Turner and Stig von Huth: Living and Working Together”.
Frida Rosenberg, curator, ArkDes, Stockholm

13.15: “Léonie Geisendorf: Cabin Architecture Across Borders”.
William Wikstrøm, assistant curator, ArkDes, Stockholm

13.45: Break

Part 3: THE CABIN SYSTEM AND THE ALLOTMENT GARDEN

Introduction by Gustav Elgin, the National Museum.

14.00: “The Bete/Beitski and Ålhytta Modular Cabins”.
Daniel Godbolt, independent architect

14.30: “A-framing the Baltic Coast. Appropriations of the Weekend Cabin in the 1960s and 1970s Estonia”.
Epp Lankots, senior researcher, Department of Art History, Estonian Academy of Arts

15.00: “Kolonihavehus. A Cabin for the Hinterland within the Urban Core”.
Sarah Kantrowitz, independent architect, and Semine Long-Callesen, independent historian

15.30: End of program

Evening program (17.00–19.50): Cabin Crisis

17.00: Introduction by Martin Braathen and Joakim Skajaa, the National Museum.

17.05: Lecture by Finn Arne Jørgensen, professor, Department of Cultural and Linguistic Studies, University of Stavanger.

17.50: “Woodworm Frequencies” – performance by Christophe Boulmer.

18.05: Break

18.20: Presentation by Kvalbein Korsøen Arkitektur.

18.40: Presentation by Katy Chada, PhD candidate, Department of Architecture and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

19.00: “Cabin Crisis” – panel debate.
The panel consists of Steinar Skjerdingstad (Arkitektbedriftene), Kvalbein Korsøen Arkitektur, Katy Chada, and Finn Arne Jørgensen, and is led by Martin Braathen.

19.50: End of program