PROFILE About Don Lawrence Portrait of architect Don Lawrence

Don Lawrence is a Jamaican-born architect, educator and cultural practitioner based in Oslo. His work brings together architecture, landscape and cultural inquiry, shaped by a life and career across Jamaica, New York and Norway.

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FEATURED PROJECT Akersbakken Bicycle Hotel Akersbakken Bicycle Hotel

Oslo, Norway

Status: Commissioned, unbuilt
Role: Project Architect

Team: Don Lawrence, Ka Yeung Chi. Post-production: Maria Makri, Carlos Martinez Bayona.

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SELECTED PROJECT Gråspurvveien Apartments Gråspurvveien Apartments

Oslo, Norway

Type: Commissioned project
Role: Project Architect

Team: Don Lawrence, Maria Makri.

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PUBLIC CONVERSATION Diaspora Dialogue at Sentralen Diaspora Dialogue at Sentralen with Don Lawrence, T-Michael and Henry Mainsah

Don Lawrence and T-Michael discuss African aesthetics and social sustainability with moderator Henry Mainsah.

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SELECTED PROJECT Bee Sanctuary Garden II Bee Sanctuary Garden II

Oslo, Norway

Status: Built
Role: Project Architect

Team: Don Lawrence, Tanja Thorjussen, Thale Fastvold.

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WRITING The Town That Came Out of a Coma Street art in Vardø featured in The Town That Came Out of a Coma

The Town That Came Out of a Coma examines how street art reshaped the declining landscape and public identity of Vardø, a former fishing village in northern Norway.

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PODCAST Interview: My African Aesthetic Podcast Don Lawrence interviewed on the My African Aesthetic podcast

In this episode of My African Aesthetic, Don reflects on how Jamaica, New York and Norway shaped his architectural outlook, and on the relationship between culture, identity and place.

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CONTACT Start a Conversation Map showing the Don Lawrence Arkitekt AS office in Oslo

For architecture, speaking, press and collaboration enquiries:

don@don-lawrence.com
+47 942 97 841

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