Katuaq
{{Short description|Cultural centre in Nuuk, Greenland}}
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| architectural_style = Modernism
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| client = Nuuk Municipality
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| address = Imaneq 21 3900 Nuuk
| location_town = Nuuk
| location_country = Greenland
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| start_date = 1994
| completion_date = 1997
| inauguration_date = February 15, 1997
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| floor_area = 4800 square metres
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| architect = Schmidt Hammer Lassen
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Katuaq ({{langx|da|Grønlands Kulturhus}}) is a cultural centre in Nuuk, Greenland."[http://www.katuaq.gl/en/about_katuaq/welcome About Katuaq: Welcome] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406090649/http://www.katuaq.gl/en/about_katuaq/welcome |date=2012-04-06 }}". Katuaq. Retrieved 2 January 2013. 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."[http://www.katuaq.gl/en/about_katuaq/the_building About Katuaq: The Building] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406051730/http://www.katuaq.gl/en/about_katuaq/the_building |date=2012-04-06 }}". Katuaq. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.mimoa.eu/projects/Greenland/Nuuk/Katuaq%20Culture%20Centre|title=Katuaq Culture Centre|publisher=MIMOA|accessdate=23 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720182735/http://www.mimoa.eu/projects/Greenland/Nuuk/Katuaq%20Culture%20Centre|archive-date=20 July 2009|url-status=dead}} 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 508 people and the smaller one 80. The big auditorium, The Hans Lynge Hall, is used for concerts, theatre, conferences, and as a cinema. Katuaq also provides meeting facilities, administrative offices and a café.
Offices:
- NAPA - The Nordic Institute in Greenland
- Hello Norden, the Nordic Council of Ministers information service
Nuuk Center, the country's first shopping mall, is located right next door.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Commons category inline|Katuaq}}
- [http://www.katuaq.gl/en Katuaq] {{in lang|en}}
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Category:Music venues completed in 1997
Category:Theatres completed in 1997