Announced Speakers:

  • Craig Hamilton (UK)

    Architect and Principal of Craig Hamilton Architects

  • Erika Wörman (SE)

    Architect and Urban Planner at P.A.C.E.

  • Magnus Vartdal (NO)

    Blacksmith and Stonemason at the Nidaros Cathedral

  • Kerstin Barup & Mats Edstrøm (SE)

    Architects and Architectural Historians

  • Clunie Fretton (UK)

    Professional Sculptor, Carver & Gilder

  • Marc & Nada Breitman (FR)

    Architects and Founders of Breitman et Breitman

  • Pedro Godoy & Maria Sanchez (GT)

    Architects, Urbanists & Founders of Estudio Urbano

  • Timothy Smith & Jonathan Taylor (UK)

    Architects and Founders of Smith & Taylor Architects

  • Alexandros Lavdas (GR)

    Neuroscientist and Senior Researcher at Eurac Research

  • Kjartan Moi Andreassen (NO)

    Politican, Bergen Center Party

  • Michelle Sofge (US)

    Architectural Historian and Researcher at T.U. Berlin

  • Pablo Alvarez Funes (ES)

    Architect & Director of Education at Classic Planning Institute

 FAQs

  • Beauty in Architecture (BARCH) is a Norwegian non-profit organization promoting classical and traditional architecture in the modern world. Through our annual symposium in Oslo and various educational initiatives, BARCH encourages critical discussions around architectural beauty, harmony, and sustainability to contrast the current design trends. Our goal is to foster community and appreciation for human-scaled, heritage-informed designs that resonate with our common cultural and historical identity.

  • The 4th edition of Beauty in Architecture (previously Beauty & Ugliness) will be held at Håndverkeren in central Oslo at address Rosenkrantz' gate 7, 0159 Oslo

  • Yes! In order to make your trip to Oslo as convient as possible, we offer a selection of hotel and dormatory deals to ensure you have somewhere to stay for duration of the symposium. For the dormatories, you will be accommodated with other attendees of BARCH only.

  • Yes! All lectures will be streamed in real time so you can follow along from anywhere. You’ll also be able to participate in live Q&As and connect with other attendees through our online platform. Access details will be shared closer to the event, so stay tuned!

    That said, we highly recommend attending in person if you can. There are many things happening beyond the talks: informal gatherings, exhibitions, tours and workshops. The best conversations usually happen between sessions. Everyone’s welcome — and we’d love to see you there.

  • A tentative program will be released in January 2026, and updated throughout spring.