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BAS in Puglia: Engaging in International Discourse on Care, Space, and Ecology

In late March, the master’s course Mater Studio: Spatial Practices of Care from the Bergen School of Architecture (BAS) will travel to Puglia, Italy, as part of an ongoing exploration of spatial practices and situated knowledge. During the study trip, the course will participate in a public event, Reading Together: Gender and Space, where ...

Open call: BAS trajectory courses

Teach a 5 week full-time course at BAS in the Fall 2026 Apply by March 10. Read the call

Are you considering going on exchange?

Are you considering going on exchange from BAS this autumn but aren’t sure which university or country might be the right fit for you? Then this event may be helpful. Tuesday 10. February at 1200 Noon we invite you to an information and inspiration session where incoming exchange students and students who have previously been […]

Applications Now Open for Admission to BAS

Applications are now open for admission to BAS, with an application deadline of 15. April. BAS offer a rigorous architectural education rooted in critical thinking, experimentation, and close engagement with practice. Please note that teaching in the 1st year is conducted in Norwegian, and admission therefore requires proficiency in the Norwegian language. In addition, it […]

BAS Students Awarded the DOGA Newcomer Prize 2025

Bergen School of Architecture is proud to announce that two of our students, Daaneel Rahman and Hesam Booryaei, have been awarded the DOGA Newcomer Award 2025 – a significant recognition for innovative design and architecture. The award highlights projects that demonstrate high quality, creative thinking, and strong societal relevance. DOGA states that the Newcomer Award […]

Application portal 2026

Applicants who hold at least a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from another institution may apply for admission to start in the 4th year at BAS, with the intention of completing the Master’s degree in Architecture within two years. The application deadline is 15 April at 23:59 (CET). Here you can find more information. The application [&...

Season’s Greetings from BAS

Going Public: Trajectories

From November 3-8, 2025 Going Public! is a one-week program within across, with, nearby through which Bergen School of Architecture (BAS) shares and discusses its ways of learning-with in a broader public context. Being both a stimulating and extraordinary setting for a teaching institution, this making public will present a plurality of inviting formats such […]

Diploma Ceremony 2025

On Saturday, August 16th, we officially opened the new academic year 2025/26 at BAS. The day was marked by welcoming our new students and, in the evening, celebrating our recently graduated Masters in Architecture. This year, 42 candidates successfully completed their final exams and are now ready to enter the world as practicing architects. In […]

New book from BAS

New book from BAS, launched at this years Aldringsfestival (Festival of Aging), week 21 in Bergen, with background in a master course from BAS in 2021, Grey Matter Vestlandet. Greymatter / Grått gull book summary Title: GreymatterSubtitle: Where would you like to live when you grow up old?Editor: LOCAL Elida Mosquera and Jerome PicardPublisher: BAS (Bergen ...

Courses and building projects on Instagram

Here we have gathered an overview over past and present coursers that you can follow on Instagram. Master courses: Litteraturbåten EPOS transformation project BAS Master course spring 2025 Builders Hut USF, BAS Master course spring 2025 2. Year Climatic chamber: https://www.instagram.com/eggetbergen/ https://www.instagram.com/hva_kom_forst/ https://www.instagram.com/kloyvd/ ...

Minutes from Council meeting 3. February 2025

Here you can read the minutes from the council meeting 3. February 2025. The attachments will be distributed per e-mail internally.

PRESS RELEASE

Bergen School of Architecture is pleased to announce an official collaboration with Foreningen Bergen Kringkaster (FBK). Earlier this semester, on January 10th, students of the master course “ON AIR: Explorations in Infrastructure Space” visited the historic broadcasting station at Erdal, where FBK provided an indepth tour of its facilities. This visit laid the foundation for [&...

Do you want to become an architect at BAS? The application portal 2025 is now open

We admit student for the 1st year. (requires that you speak and understand Norwegian) If you have a bachelor degree from another school, you can apply for admission to the 4th year. (English program) In addition we admit exchange and visiting students. You can find more information here: https://bas.org/en/opptak/  Application deadline ...

CROSS COURSES AT BAS 4.-7. February 2025

BAS and and the other convenors of the Bergen Assembly explores questions related to the upcoming edition of Bergen Assembly through the cross courses that will take place from February 4.-7. 2025. The courses are open to a limited number of participants. Read more and sign up for the cross courses here: BAS + BERGEN […]

SEASON`S GREETINGS FROM BAS

CROSS COURSES February 4-7. 2025

Save the date for our next round of Coss Courses February 4.- 7. 2025! As a starting point for exploring questions central to the upcoming edition of Bergen Assembly, the joint conveners have drawn on an existing format at Bergen School of Architecture – the cross course. These courses are a platform to look into […]

BAS Council-meeting

The BAS Council-meeting for the autumn 2024 with election of external board-members will be held Monday 28thOctober 2024 at 12.15- 14.00 in the large auditorium. Lunch will be served before the meeting. Proposals for the agenda should be sent to the leader of the Board Marina Bauer mb(at)opaform.no  before 14th October 2024 at 12:00. The […]

Performative Float

Performative approach to Urban Spaces – 2 week course with Andrea Spreafico.The students in the third year at Bergen School of Architecture, have utilized the facilities at Live Studio to work on a performative project at the Smålungeren. The initiative is a part of a course that focuses on the urban scale, complex building and [&...

VACANCIES AT BERGEN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

Bergen School of Architecture is happy to announce several six-year fixed-term teaching positions within Architecture, Landscape architecture, Architectural theory writing, and Visual art. NB! Application deadline: 30. September We are looking for active practitioners with an explorative approach who are experienced and dedicated teachers. The positions require competence equal to professor or associate professor. Starting […]