Y-blokka

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Y-blokka was a modernist government office building in Oslo, Norway, renowned for its distinctive Y-shaped design and integrated Pablo Picasso murals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office building
modernist building
architect Erling Viksjø NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Modernism NERFINISHED
artTechniqueCollaborator Carl Nesjar NERFINISHED
constructionStart 1963
country Norway
dateOfEventDamage 2011-07-22
demolitionDecisionYear 2014
demolitionEnd 2020
demolitionStart 2020
designedFor Norwegian government offices
hasArtIntegrationTechnique concrete sandblasting
hasBasementLevels 1
hasCulturalHeritageDebate yes
hasFacadeArt The Fishermen NERFINISHED
hasFloorCount 11
hasFunction administrative building
office building
hasHeritageControversy demolition despite preservation protests
hasInteriorArt The Seagull NERFINISHED
hasMuralsBy Pablo Picasso NERFINISHED
hasPlanShape Y
hasSecurityUpgradeDebate post-2011 redevelopment of Government Quarter
hasWingCount 3
inaugurationYear 1969
integratedArtBy Carl Nesjar NERFINISHED
locatedIn Oslo
Regjeringskvartalet NERFINISHED
locatedInCountryCapital Oslo NERFINISHED
material concrete
muralsRelocated yes
notableFor Y-shaped ground plan
integrated Picasso murals
modernist architecture
ownedBy Government of Norway NERFINISHED
partOf Norwegian Government Quarter NERFINISHED
partOfComplexWith H-blokka NERFINISHED
region Oslo County NERFINISHED
shape Y-shaped
status demolished
streetAddress Akersgata 44
sufferedDamageIn 2011 Norway attacks NERFINISHED
usedBy Norwegian ministries
yearDemolished 2020

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the Government Quarter containsBuilding Y-blokka
subject surface form: Government Quarter (Oslo)