2024-05-05T11:44:46-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150248186/dorte-mandrup-s-winning-museum-design-is-a-stunning-cultural-landmark-within-the-arctic-circle Katherine Guimapang 2021-02-03T17:40:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bb/bb6cad3d7a4772fb071a3467b5939ff3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Resulting from a design competition initiated by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thewhale.no/en" target="_blank">The Whale AS</a>&nbsp;back in 2019, the organization sought design proposals that created a unique experience for spectators to enjoy large underwater visitors common to the area. The site's location is a popular whale-watching site in Andenes just north of And&oslash;ya, an island in&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/342/norway" target="_blank">Norway</a>&nbsp;186 miles within the Arctic Circle.&nbsp;</p> <p>After beating out other big-name firms like <a href="https://archinect.com/snohetta" target="_blank">Sn&oslash;hetta</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/bjarke-ingels-group" target="_blank">BIG</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/55355636/dorte-mandrup-arkitekter" target="_blank">Dorte Mandrup</a>&nbsp;was named the winner. B&oslash;rre Berglund, CEO of The Whale AS, expressed much praise towards the design proposal. He's shared with the press "the project from Dorte Mandrup is a clear winner [...] It is poetic and low-key and at the same time a very exciting and unusual building."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/49/498c0b700538c06c9148a429558378f9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/49/498c0b700538c06c9148a429558378f9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Project visual &copy; Miir/Courtesy of Dorte Mandrup</figcaption></figure><p>As we enter 2021, visuals for the project have already made their rounds in the media thanks to Bergen-based studio <a href="https://www.mir.no/about" target="_blank">Mir</a> who provided visualization renders for Dorte Mandrup and the project.&nbsp;</p> <p>Praises for the museum's seamless structur...</p>