Henning Larsen has revealed plans for The Arctic University Museum of Norway, which will evoke a cascade of glass beacons on the coast of Tromsø.
The Arctic University Museum of Norway will contain a mix of cultural artefacts and natural history archives owned by University of Tromsø.
While offering the university improved facilities, Henning Larsen's ambition is to use the project as an opportunity to offer the city with a new cultural landmark.
Therefore, the proposal prioritises strong links to its surroundings and a bold form that resembles a "cluster of glowing beacons" so it stands out from its harbourside setting.

"The project joins two programs that were formerly housed in separate buildings: the museum and the research facilities," the studio told Dezeen. "So this new building will allow the researchers to work more closely with the collection." "Additionally, the museum is today housed on the southern tip of the island, quite far from the centre of the city. So the move will also allow the museum to be more of a cultural presence in the city, as opposed to a collection housed out on the fringes," it continued.
"The waterfront in Tromsø is quite industrial, it has been this way for a long time. As industry begins to have less of a presence in the city ? or at least, less of a presence in the city centre ? there is the opportunity to reclaim a lot of the space for public, cultural life."
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