Katuaq () is a

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. It is used for

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s, 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

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and was inaugurated on 15 February 1997.

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

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wood on both the inside and outside. The screen is inspired by the northern lights. This second skin also creates a contrast to the building proper. Between the perimeter screen and the core building lies the large

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with three white freestanding elements in the shape of a triangle, square and circle.

Facilities

Katuaq contains two

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, the larger one seating 508 people and the smaller one 80. The big auditorium, The

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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

information service Nuuk Center, the country's first

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, is located right next door.

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{{Authority control Music venues completed in 1997 Theatres completed in 1997 Buildings and structures in Nuuk Culture of Greenland Schmidt Hammer Lassen buildings

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