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General Information

Completion: 1998
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Cultural center

Location

Location: ,
Address: 21 Imaneq
Coordinates: 64° 10' 30.66" N    51° 44' 19.59" W
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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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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20018786
  • Published on:
    01/12/2005
  • Last updated on:
    22/01/2021
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