Climate, culture, community: a Greenland icefjord centre uses its architecture for empowerment
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Sermermiut Aqquttaa B2089 Box 329, Ilulissat 3952, Greenland
Architect
Client
Realdania, Avannaata Kommunia, and the Government of Greenland
Landscape Architect
Exhibition Design
The Ilulissat Icefjord Centre provides access to Greenland’s Kangia Icefjord and serves an important community function where locals and tourists alike can gather and learn about indigenous culture and climate change.
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