Zaha Hadid Architects and A_Lab have been announced the winner of a competition to design two new metro stations in Oslo. The stations, Fornebu Senter and Fornbuporten, are to be part of Oslo's new Fornebubanen line, connecting a major existing rail interchange to the Fornebu Senter, a major shopping center in the city.

Fornebu Senter Station East Entrance. Image © VA, Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid Architects and A_Lab have been announced the winner of a competition to design two new metro stations in Oslo. The stations, Fornebu Senter and Fornbuporten, are to be part of Oslo's new Fornebubanen line, connecting a major existing rail interchange to the Fornebu Senter, a major shopping center in the city.

Fornbuporten Station South Entrance. Image © VA, Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
The Scandinavian city has experienced significant growth in the past 15 years (though has somewhat plateaued in the past two years); the Oslo Municipality is expecting more than 80,000 new residents to settle in the city by 2040. ZHA and A_Lab's two stations are just a small part of a masterplan strategy that will ultimately connect the Fornebu peninsula to the existing city center. This urban growth will ultimately comprise 6,000 new homes and civic, cultural, and corporate developments to support 25,000 new jobs. 

Fornebu Senter Station West; East Entrances. Image © VA, Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

But this growth, while un...