A Building for Innovative Natural Science

The innovative building is designed by the young office NORD Architects in Copenhagen. The center is an ichnographic light tower for innovative education and knowledge production within natural science. The purpose is to inspire and enhance the abilities for the teaching of the natural science in the ducational system on a national scale. The center is one big educational laboratory embracing the facilities for lecturing, project development and educational processes that
can enhance the interest and stimulate young people during secondary school and high school.

The competition was won in 2007.

Natural Science Center
Client: Fonden Naturvidenskabernes Hus
Donators: Realdania, Viborg Kommune, Poul Due Jensens Fond, mfl.
Place: Bjerringbro, Denmark
Year: 2007 - 2009
Size: 2560 m²
Budget: 46.300.000 DKK
Total Advisor: NORD Architects, Copenhagen
Engineer: Cowi a/s, Riisøe Rådgivende Ingeniør –, Svend Ole Hansen ApS – Arup
Landscape Architect: Charlotte Skibsted, Landskabsarkitekt MDL MAA
Client advisor: Rambøll Danmark a/s
Entrepreneur: MT Højgaard a/s, Viborg

A Building for Innovative Natural Science by Morten Gregersen in Denmark won the WA Award Cycle 7. Please find below the WA Award poster for this project.