The multi-million dollar Lambda project have been given the green light to create the Munch Museum in a glass structure on Oslo’s waterfront.

Spanish architects Herreros Arquitectos were appointed to design the museum in 2009 but the project was put on hold over issues on cost and location.

The museum is now being developed on the site originally intended; a 12,000sq ft glass structure on the waterfront.

Expected to open in 2018, the museum aims to provide a contemporary concept that showcases a basic heritage of the history and character of Norwegian culture.

Sustainability is at the centre of the project with a host of energy and environmental-friendly aspects embedded in the museum.

Herreros Arquitectos said: “we find ourselves faced with a unique opportunity to develop a contemporary museum concept drawn from a transcendental urban role and a historical responsibility as a cohesive element for the community not only of Oslo but of all the nation.”

“The museum is conceived as an institution which is open to the city and highly visible, which must be visited many times in a lifetime because of its dynamic programs but also because of its power as a place of concentration, walks and daily relaxation”