Dorte Mandrup Icefjord Centre

Ilulissat Icefjord Centre, Greenland

The Icefjord Centre in Greenland sits 250 km north of the Arctic Circle at the edge of the UNESCO-protected area.

"For human beings, the freedom of infinite space is daunting. Environments like the Arctic offer the experience of being surrounded by endless space" - Dorte Mandrup.
Wadden Sea Centre

The Wadden Sea Centre nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award

Through a synergy of nature, art, and architecture the building creates awareness of these important UNESCO-protected wetlands and contributes to a sustainable development of the peripheral rural area.
We're an architecture studio with a firm grasp on reality and the courage to push the boundaries of form and materiality.
Dorte Mandrup The Whale Nordic Architecture Sustainability

The Whale, Norway

The new Arctic attraction will tell the story of the big inhabitants of the underwater world, rising as a soft hill on the rocky shore – as if a giant had lifted a thin layer of the crust of the earth and created a cavity underneath.

Wadden Sea Centre

Dorte Mandrup: "Do not settle for a singular solution to sustainable architecture"

"Architects of tomorrow, advance your toolbox, deepen your knowledge and equip yourself with evidence. Do not settle for a singular solution to sustainable architecture but insist on making solutions based on context-specific choices".
Exile Museum Berlin Dorte Mandrup

Exile Museum Berlin, Germany

Shaped like a softly curved arch, the new Exile Museum will highlight the importance of the remaining fragment of Anhalter Bahnhoff. With its scenographic exhibition spaces it will breath life to the stories of those driven into exile during the Second World War while at the same time shedding light on the millions of people displaces from their homes today.

Dorte Mandrup Interns

Interns walking in the footsteps of the grand masters of architecture

This spring, Dorte Mandrup’s 14 interns packed their bags, sharpened their pencils and embarked on a journey through Europe to walk in the footsteps of the Grand Masters of Architecture. Because desk research alone does not make a good architect.
Dorte Mandrup, Wilhelmshaven, Trilateral Wadden Sea World Heritage Partnership Center

Trilateral Wadden Sea World Heritage Partnership Center, Germany

When a bunker from World War II sits on site, it comes with its' own rule book.

"Dorte Mandrup’s architecture is conceived with an unmistakable attitude - an idealism probably quite annoying was it not delivered with an equally unmistakable sense of humour." Finn Juhl Award 2018
Dorte Mandrup, Karlskrona, culture house, library, UNESCO architecture

Adding another UNESCO site to our portfolio

We won the competition for a new culture house and library in the heart of Swedish baroque city Karlskrona - our fifth UNESCO-related project.
IKEA Hubhult

IKEA Hubhult, Sweden

A 3D version of the IKEA universe.

Jury chairwoman, Dorte Mandrup, granted the EU Mies Award to Lacanton & Vassal in Barcelona on May 7, 2019. Photo: Anna Mas

Architecture as change agent: Reflections on chairing the Mies Award jury

Chairing the powerful award has left Dorte Mandrup confident about the future of architecture.
Valencia

Valencia, Denmark

A former beer hall, vaudeville venue & disco transformed into The Association of Danish Law Firms new offices.