Kjell Kosberg
{{Short description|Norwegian architect (born 1953)}}
File:Molde im Februar 2005.jpg and Aker Stadion in Molde]]
Kjell Kosberg (born 8 April 1953) is a Norwegian architect. He established Kosbergs Arkitektkontor in Molde in 1986. He established an office in Oslo in 1994, which was later merged with the Molde office.{{Cite web |title=Fakta om firmaet |url=http://kosbergsarkitektkontor.no/firmainfo/fakta-om-firmaet/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819134936/http://kosbergsarkitektkontor.no/firmainfo/fakta-om-firmaet/ |archive-date=19 August 2011 |access-date=25 April 2011 |publisher=Kosbergs Arkitektkontor |language=Norwegian}} He has designed a large number of buildings in Molde, including Plassen, Aker Stadion (1998), Rica Seilet Hotel (2002), Bjørnsonhuset (2002), as well as Sør Arena, Briskeby Arena and Quality Oslo Airport Hotel, among others.{{Cite web |title=Prosjekter |url=http://kosbergsarkitektkontor.no/prosjekter/ |access-date=25 April 2011 |publisher=Kosbergs Arkitektkontor |language=Norwegian}}
Projects
=Scandic Seilet Hotel=
{{anchor|Rica Seilet Hotel}} {{coord|62.7375|7.1591|region:NO_type:landmark|display=title}}
Scandic Seilet (formerly Rica Seilet Hotel) is a high-rise hotel located in the town of Molde in Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
The hotel was opened on 11 September 2002. After acquisition by Scandic Hotels, the hotel name was changed to Scandic Seilet.{{Cite web |title=Company Overview of Scandic Hotels |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=743961 |access-date=October 1, 2016 |publisher=Bloomberg L.P.}} It is designed by Kosberg.{{Cite web |title=Rica Seilet, Molde |url=http://www.kosberg.no/hotell#hoteller |access-date=October 1, 2016 |publisher=Kosbergs Arkitektkontor AS}} At 16 floors and {{convert|82|m}}, it is the tallest building in the town of Molde.{{Cite web |title=Her blir Rica til Scandic |url=http://www.hotellmagasinet.no/bransjenytt/item/7205-her-blir-rica-til-scandic/7205-her-blir-rica-til-scandic |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417114907/http://www.hotellmagasinet.no/bransjenytt/item/7205-her-blir-rica-til-scandic/7205-her-blir-rica-til-scandic |archive-date=2015-04-17 |access-date=October 1, 2016 |publisher=hotellmagasinet.no}}
The tower of the hotel has become a popular local attraction. The hotel contains 224 rooms, 10 meeting rooms, a lobby bar and a 24/7 shop. Next to the hotel and sharing the same entrance with the hotel, lies Bjørnsonhuset, a combined cultural and convention center. Bjørnsonsplassen is situated in front of the hotel with a parking lot built in stones, surrounded by a rose garden. The hotel overlooks Moldefjord.{{Cite web |title=Scandic Hotels |url=http://www.scandichotels.no/seilet |access-date=2010-11-06 |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite web |last=Geir Thorsnæs |title=Moldefjorden – i Møre og Romsdal |url=https://snl.no/Moldefjorden/i_M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal |access-date=October 1, 2016 |publisher=Store norske leksikon}}
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External links
- [https://www.scandichotels.com/hotels/norway/molde/scandic-seilet?mckv=sTh9WRjVT_dc|pcrid|60711541434|kword|scandic%20seilet|match|e|plid|&gclid=CK-KsNjR6c8CFUiPfgod3WAMuQ Scandic Seilet website]
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Category:20th-century Norwegian architects
Category:21st-century Norwegian architects
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