Stavanger kommune

Two Major Town Planning Competitions
Several town planning competitions have been held in Stavanger,
both for the central areas and also for the new districts.
Two examples of the latter, which have subsequently been
implemented, are Tjensvollbyen, started in 1968, and Jåttåvågen,
started 32 years later.
Tjensvollbyen (“Tjensvoll Town”)
The concept of Tjensvollbyen had already arisen before amalgamation
of the municipalities in 1965. The approximately 60
hectare area lies partially within the old Madla and Stavanger
municipalities, on what was mostly open agricultural land.
The idea was to build houses and a centre with shops and services
for the inhabitants in the middle of the area. Other work
places were not included in the concept.
The planning competition in 1968 was won by the planning
office of Andersson og Skjånes AS together with architectural
firm Alex Christiansen AS. These formed the Tjensvoll team,
which handled detailed planning. A smaller part of the area,
Haugtussa, was awarded to the second prize winner, Brantenberg,
Brantenberg and Hiorthøy, as an experimental area for
low-cost housing.
The development plan was ready in 1969. An independent
committee was established to process planning issues within
the area. Building started in 1972. Altogether approximately
TWO MAJOR TOWN PLANNING COMPETITIONS
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