Photos from the 120 Hours 2026 exhibition. All photos by our team member @jespersamu.foto ! Thank you everyone who participated and everyone who showed up! We’re working on processing all the entries, and all of them will eventually be available on the website.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS! Swipe to see 1st, 2nd and 3rd place — as well as honorable mentions and the jury statement. Thank you to all, and we’ll be back very soon!
The time has finally come! Tomorrow at 17:00 (UTC+2), the 120 Hours 2026 exhibition opens to the public. We’re incredibly proud to share your unique, creative and strange proposals for the Kittiwake Hotels in Tromsø.
With special guest DJ Melk and an afterparty at the AHO pub, we hope you’ll join us in celebrating the evening if you’re in Oslo.
The jury is currently in session, reviewing all submissions. At 18:00 tomorrow, the winners will be announced at the exhibition and via Instagram livestream. Shortly after, we will publish a post featuring the winners and honorable mentions.
Swipe to learn more. We hope to see you there!
120 Hours is a non-profit initiative run by students, for students.
We’re grateful for the support of both new and returning sponsors - thank you for helping make 120 Hours 2026 possible!
AHO, Sparebankstiftelsen, AFAG, Arkitektbedriftene, NUNO Arkitektur, Nordic Office of Architecture, LPO, Ratio Arkitekter, Wienerberger, ASAS Arkitektur, Betong Norge, A-lab, Statsbygg, Jensen & Skodvin, Alti Nerstranda, MAD arkitekter, Hallstein AS, MDH Arkitekter, Ghilardi + Hellsten Arkitekter, TEKNA, Designers' Saturday, BAS (Bergen Arkitektskole), Lund+Slaatto Arkitekter, Bygg.no, NAL, WWF, NLA, 4B arkitekter
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TIME IS UP!
120 Hours 2026 has come to its end, and submission has closed. A massive THANK YOU to everyone who participated!!! Now awaits the best part — getting to see all your proposals for the Kittiwake Hotels in Tromsø. The jury will meet on April 9th and 10th to evaluate all entries. We’ll be back with more updates very soon.
In the meantime, give yourself a well deserved round of applause and enjoy some rest!
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120 Hours 2026 jury member: Kåre Aleksander Grundvåg
120 Hurs 2026 is almost over - and we are thrilled announce Kåre Aleksander Grundvåg as the seventh and last member of this year’s jury. Read on to learn more about his practice!
Kåre Aleksander Grundvåg (b. 1984) is an artist who lives and works in Tromsø. Grundvåg is educated from the Academy of Arts in Tromsø and is currently a PhD candidate in artistic research at UMAK, Tromsø and KMD, Bergen. Through various sculptural techniques and process-based projects, Grundvåg explores a non-human architecture. Material experimentation, bio-mimetics and traditional knowledge are included as elements in the practice, with the coastal landscape of Northern Norway as a frame of reference.
His latest project consists of bird mountains, constructed and built by Grundvåg, to give the Kittiwake bird a shelter, as the Kittiwakes are climate refugees, escaping to live in Tromsø city, leading to conflicts between building owners wanting to protect their buildings, and the birds looking for a new home.
His latest curated exhibition titled I Hate Seagulls, curated with Camilla Fagerli, was recently exhibited at Tromsø Kunstforening.
His work has recently been shown at: Entrée(2021), Bergen Kunsthall(2021), Kunsthalle Wien(2021), Kurant Visningsrom, Tromsø (2020); The Autumn Exhibition, Oslo (2019); LIAF, Svolvær (2019); Barents Spectacle, Kirkenes (2019); Meat the Future, A.K.T Pforzeim (2019); Arctic Arts Festival, Harstad (2018) and the Arctic Art Forum, Arkhangelsk (2018).
HALFWAY MARK!
We’re 60 hours into 120 Hours 2026, with 60 hours to go. We’re so excited to see your proposals for the Kittiwake Hotels in Tromsø! Are you working on the task? Give us a peek! Post it to your story or feed, tag #120hours2026 and mention @120hours .
We encourage everyone to register on Submittable as soon as possible to be able to submit your proposals seamlessly before the deadline. Registration is open, and we have a «How to» guide posted in our highlights.
HAVE FUN, and good luck!
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120 Hours 2026 jury member: Einar Hagem
120 Hurs 2026 is already started - and we are thrilled announce Einar Hagem as the sixth member of this year’s jury. Read on to learn more about his practice!
Einar Hagem is a partner at Lundhagem and plays a key role in the firm’s professional development. He is one of the practice’s most experienced leaders of complex building projects. Hagem has particular expertise in guiding multidisciplinary design teams through all phases of a project, with a strong focus on large-scale developments, heritage conservation, and sustainable urban development, as well as cabins and small houses in natural landscapes.
Core areas of expertise:
Complex project leadership: Hagem has led major urban projects such as the 60,000 m² Deichman Axis in Bjørvika and the Institute of Informatics (IFI2) for Statsbygg. He has extensive experience coordinating interdisciplinary teams and managing user processes.
Transformation and conservation: Hagem has unique experience integrating contemporary functions into heritage buildings. Recent projects include the transformation of Gamle Deichmanske and Sverre Fehn’s school for the deaf in Skådalen. He previously led the rehabilitation of the Historical Museum and the Seilduksfabrikken building (KiHO).
Environmental and sustainability strategies: He has led projects with very ambitious environmental targets, including passive house standards for Deichman (FutureBuilt), BREEAM Excellent certification for Sophus Bugges Hus, and the circular exhibition building Gaia Sortland, based on 95% reused materials.
Methodology:
Einar strongly believes in early-phase workshops where the team develops and compares different proposals through physical models and sketches. He places particular emphasis on ensuring that the studies are genuinely comparable, allowing advantages and disadvantages to become clear and enabling preliminary conclusions to be drawn. At the same time, it is important that solutions do not become fixed too early, and that everyone is encouraged to explore “opposite” approaches. Often, the most interesting answer lies somewhere between what one initially believes in and its opposite.
120 Hours 2026 starts NOW!
The assignment is now published! Download it, as well as the reference paper, at 120hours.no (link in bio). Read it thoroughly, HAVE FUN, and submit within 120 hours. Good luck!!!
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120 Hours 2026 jury member: Kjeld Nash
We are so proud to announce Kjeld Nash as this year’s fifth jury member. Read on to learn more about his practice!
Kjeld Nash is a senior architect working for AT Arkitektur. Since 2011. His basecamp has been in Tromsø since 1990 after finishing his Master Degree from NTH Trondheim. Nash was one of three co-founders of 70°N arkitektur in the mid 90`s. His wide range practice has spanned from small domestic projects to larger city planning commissions in Norway and abroad. In later years the focus of interest has been on sircular issues, restoration, transformation and
nature friendly projects.
Nash has had a leading role in the on-going coexistence projects concerning Urban Kittiwakes in Tromsø in close cooperation with NINA (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research), Tromsø Municipality and Troms County Municipality
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Take a sneek peak into a new exciting chapter in international student collaboration!
The Architecture Student Association of NIT Trichy was delighted to host Karyna Masan and Johanne Ørndahl from 120 Hours, the largest global student-run architecture competition platform.
Through an engaging podcast
session, they shared insights on international design competitions, creative thinking, and the value of student-led initiatives in shaping future architects.
Check out the podcast!
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Tune in to find more!
Smc by @ash._ers
Design by @san_chitect
Hosts @choudharyadvik@suhaa_rajesh
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