Art in the open in Norway

At Stegastein in south-central Norway architects Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmsen have created a platform over the Aurland fjord Photograph: Knut Bry/Turistvegprosjektet

Visitors can walk out on to the platform to experience breathtaking views of the landscape Photograph: Todd Saunders/Tommie Wilhelmsen, Vegar Moen, Turistvegprosjektet

The wooden platform seems to plunge into the fjord below Photograph: Todd Saunders/Tommie Wilhelmsen, Vegar Moen, Turistvegprosjektet

The Gudbrandsjuvet platform is in a remote valley in northwest Norway Photograph: JSA Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor

The metallic Gudbrandsjuvet platform snakes into the trees Photograph: JSA Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor

The aim is to use architecture to enhance and encourage people to interact with the natural surroundings Photograph: JSA Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor

A bright yellow rest house for cyclists in the Lofoten Islands, Norway Photograph: Vegar Moen/Turistvegprosjektet

Like many of the eye-catching designs it stands out from the landscape, inviting passers by to take a closer look Photograph: Steinar Skaar/Gisle Løkken/70° Nord/Turistvegprosjektet

Minimalist steps lead to the sea on the Helgeland coast in northern Norway Photograph: Gösta Reiland

Visitors stop and enjoy the view at this picnic spot in Norway's Lofoten archipelago Photograph: Steinar Skaar/Turistvegprosjektet

Here the picnic tables are made up of natural slabs of stone, again on the Lofoten archipelago Photograph: Dahlmann, Steinar Skaar, Turistvegprosjektet