BIG wins competition to design Greenland's new National Gallery

Courtesy of BIG

The team of BIG + TNT Nuuk + Ramboll Nuuk + Arkitekti have won the competition to design the new National Gallery of Greenland in the country’s capital Nuuk, among invited proposals totaling 6 Nordic architects. More images and complete press release after the break.

Located on a steep slope overlooking the most beautiful of Greenland’s fjords, the 3000 m2 National Gallery will serve as a cultural and architectural icon for the people of Greenland. The new museum will combine historical and contemporary art of the country in one dynamic institution The winning proposal was selected by a unanimous museum board among 6 proposals, including Norwegian Snøhetta, Finnish Heikkinen‐Komonen, Islandic Studio Granda and Greenlandic Tegnestuen Nuuk.

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Cite: Sebastian Jordana. "BIG wins competition to design Greenland's new National Gallery" 11 Feb 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/111251/big-wins-competition-to-design-greenlands-new-national-gallery> ISSN 0719-8884

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