The Snøhetta Foundation turns creativity into tangible social, cultural, and environmental change. By bridging education, dialogue, and open knowledge, we make design a force for the common good — reconnecting people, place, and planet through learning and participation.

We address three challenges of our time: the disconnection between humans and nature, the loss of embodied learning, and the erosion of civic trust. Through our programs — Sensing Space (education), Symposia Series (exhibitions & public discourse), and The Living Archive (open knowledge) — we translate these challenges into action.

Our work expands access to design education through master classes and equality initiatives, fosters peace dialogue with partners such as Norad, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Nobel Peace Center, and preserves cultural knowledge with the National Museum and the National Archives of Norway.

Students, educators, and communities benefit directly — gaining access to creative learning, collaboration, and shared cultural understanding. By creating open platforms for knowledge and exchange, the Foundation transforms design into a tool for collective impact and long-term societal resilience.