General Information
Completion: | 1998 |
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Status: | in use |
Project Type
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Cultural center |
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
Katuaq (Danish:Grønlands Kulturhus) is a cultural centre in Nuuk, Greenland. It is used for concerts, exhibitions, conferences, and as a cinema. Designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen, it was constructed as a joint project of the Greenland Home Rule Government, the Nuuk Municipal Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers and was inaugurated on 15 February 1997.
Building
Katuaq is an L-shaped building with an undulating, backward-leaning screen facing onto Nuuk's central urban space. It is raised above the ground and clad in golden larch wood on both the inside and outside. The screen is inspired by the northern lights. This second skin also creates a contrast to the building proper. Between the perimeter screen and the core building lies the large foyer with three white freestanding elements in the shape of a triangle, square and circle.
Facilities
Katuaq contains two auditoria, the larger one seating 1,008 people and the smaller one 508. The big auditorium is used for concerts, theatre, conferences, and as a cinema. Katuaq also provides meeting facilities, administrative offices and a café.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Katuaq" and modified on September 21, 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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Relevant Publications
- The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. Travel Edition. Phaidon, London (United Kingdom), 2005, pp. 438.
- The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. Comprehensive Edition. Phaidon, London (United Kingdom), pp. 107.
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20018786 - Published on:
01/12/2005 - Last updated on:
22/01/2021