在2008年二月，挪威.拉尔维克市在挪威建筑师协会（NAL）的支持下，举行了“拉尔维克内港区城市规划设计国际竞赛”，此次竞赛是单阶段性质的。方案提交截止时间是2008年5月26日，组委会共收到来自全世界的22个设计方案。

本次竞赛评委会主席是?yvind Riise Jenssen，评委会成员有：John Thorsen - Larvik municipality, Knut Anvik - Larvik municipality, Hege Voll Midtgaard - Larvik municipality, Laila Aarstrand - Larvik Business Association, Ragnar Ridder-Nielsen - representative Vel-lag, Erik Schüller - Jernbaneverket/National railway organisation, Hettie Pisters- landscape architect mnla, Haakon Rasmussen - architect mnal, Tore Schjetlein - architect mnal

最终，由挪威.奥斯陆Dark Arkitekter建筑事务所设计的方案“Connecting Larvik”从众多方案中脱颖而出，成为中标方案，设计师也被任命负责该项目规划阶段的工作。在此次竞赛者，未设置第二名。

竞赛结果：

1st PRIZE: Connecting Larvik by Dark Arkitekter AS – Oslo – Norway

3rd PRIZE: Den Gronne Loper by Metropolitan Workshop – London – UK

HONOURABLE MENTION: Bridging Lines by zerOgroup [Laurent Troost] – Brussels/Manaus – Belgium/Brazil - www.zerogroup.org

PURCHASE PRIZE: Fjord Town by Lee&Kerry Architects – Melbourne – Australia

PURCHASE PRIZE: LA 21 by alt.arkitektur as + Bjorbekk & Lindheim Lansdkapsarkitekter as – Oslo – Norway

PURCHASE PRIZE: Earth Drifts by Michelangelo Acciaro – Milano – Italy