Fogo Island lies on the edge of Newfoundland, Canada and is home to a gentle, independent people who have lived for centuries between wind and waves in pursuit of fish. Fogo Islanders live in the untamed landscape of the North Atlantic. The people are subtle and unpretentious yet have seen their traditional way of life by threatened by forces largely beyond their control.

The Long Studio in Fogo Island

• Architect: Saunders Architecture, Bergen, Norway, tel: +47 55 36 85 06 or 975 25 761) Principal Architect: Todd Saunders. Assistants: Ryan Jørgensen, Attila Béres, Colin Hertberger, Cristina Maier, Olivier Bourgeois, Pål Storsveen, & Nick Herder
• Client: Shorefast Foundation and The Fogo Island Arts Corporation
• Prime Consultant: Sheppard Case Architects, St.John´s Newfoundland
• On-site supervisor: Dave Torraville
• Builders: Arthur Payne & Edward Waterman
• Structural Engineer: DBA Consulting Engineers
• Mechanincal & Electrical Engineer: Core Engineering Inc.
• Text: Saunders Architecture & Shorefast Foundation
• Photography: Bent Rene´Synnevåg and Saunders Architecture
• Software used: ArchiCAD

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