Norway

Norway has a lot of coastline and many fjords, but not much in the way of open ground on which to build runways. That's where the Elfly project comes in, as it's developing a short-haul electric seaplane that can take off and land in city harbours.

The new Edvard Munch museum cuts a distinctive figure on the Oslo waterfront. It's hailed by Estudio Herreros as one of the world's largest museums dedicated to a single artist and showcases the Norwegian artist's works.

Woodnest is a stunning forest dwelling perched high on a hillside in rural Norway. Supported by a living pine tree that runs through its center, it offers a well-stocked interior that sleeps up to four people.

Snøhetta has completed a remarkably energy-efficient office in Norway. Powerhouse Telemark is estimated to produce more energy than it will require over its entire lifespan, including its construction and its eventual demolition in decades to come.

On December 25, 2011, a cyclone destroyed Norway's Tungestølen Tourist Cabin, which had served hikers for over a century. Commissioned to create its replacement, Snøhetta designed a cluster of cabins that are shaped to mitigate the wind's effects.

Dorte Mandrup has been chosen to create a new visitors center in northern Norway. Named The Whale, the building will rise out of the landscape like a small hill and offer visitors a choice spot to watch migrating whales pass by.

​Norway has famously adopted electric cars at a staggering rate – some 60 percent of all cars sold there this March were battery-powered, for example. And now a startup has poked its head above the ramparts, hoping to deliver a 186 mph (300 km/h), hard-charging electric super-sedan built in Norway.

Visitors to Norway can now dine both on and with fish in an impressive new restaurant by Snøhetta. Appropriately named Under, the building is part-sunk into the sea and is encased in a concrete shell designed to withstand the harsh conditions on the seabed of Norway's rugged southern coast.

Constraint often proves fertile ground for inspiration and this indeed proved the case for Arkitektværelset AS. The Norwegian firm overcame a remote location and tricky terrain, as well as strict planning regulations while designing the unusually angular Hooded Cabin.

Getting caught in bad weather while commuting is annoying, but doing so while exploring north of the arctic circle is serious. To offer hikers in Norway a safe refuge and a destination to enjoy the view, Spinn Arkitekter and Format Engineers created a hiker's hut that can withstand nature's worst.

This elevated take on a cabin in the woods was influenced by such disparate sources as children's book regulars the Moomins, A-frame lodges, and electricity towers. Located in a forest in Norway, it's currently available for rent.

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), working with local firm A_Lab, has won an architecture competition to design two stations for a new metro line planned for Oslo, Norway. Construction on the line is due to begin in 2020 and the stations are expected to be completed by 2025.