Multipurpose urban buildings and educational structures stand out in her range of works, including the schools Benterud in Lørenskog, Gulskogen in Drammen and Stensby Kindergarten in Eidsvoll (1994), for which Jarmund was selected to represent Norway in the 1996 Venice Biennale as part of the "Nordic Light" exhibit.
In the original Nydalen Metro Station (2003), which also received a nomination for the Mies van der Rohe award, the art project "The Tunnel of Light" was incorporated.
[6] Only three Norwegians, Sverre Fehn (1986), as well as Kjell Lund and Nils Slaatto (1996), have received the award previously, and later Reiulf Ramstad (2016) [7][8] Her work has been widely recognized at the national and international level.
More recently the book «In service of undiscovered life - Kristin Jarmund Architects» (2019) was published, with essays by Aaron Betsky and Kjetil T. Trædal.
The firm was established in 1985 with Kristin Jarmund as professional manager including Ola Helle, Geir Messel, Graeme Ferguson and Jonathan Alexander as partners.