April Arkitekter was formally established by Kjersti Hembre and Arna Mathiesen in 2003. We take all sort of challenges in the world of architecture. April Arkitekter refuses to "specialize", and instead indulge in the potential of all scale in architecture and urban design.As architects and urban designers we ask ourselves:—Which forces shape our environment inside and outside the city?—What kind of society do we want to put our energy in enhancing?—What role can we play in the formation of society?At April Architects we believe:—that the plan has the force to generate urban development.—that planning is not an obstacle to innovative architecture.—that flexibility in the plan need not be a positive quality but can simply mean a lack of vision or meaning.—the fact that public spaces are social arenas—scenes—that should give room for and inspire different activities.—in the story, the idea of the project.—that physical surroundings impact people's lives.