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The Arc

The Arc

Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Project Featured on Nov 12, 2019

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The Arc

Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Project Featured on Nov 12, 2019

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Snøhetta

Type

Commercial › Exhibition Center
Cultural › Observation Tower

STATUS

Concept

Images ©Snøhetta & Plomp.

In Longyearbyen, Svalbard, 78° north of the Earth’s equator, Snøhetta has designed a visitor center for Arctic preservation storage called The Arc, referencing its location in the Arctic and its function as an archive for world memory. Commissioned by Arctic Memory AS, the visitor center will showcase content from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault – the world's largest secure seed storage, and the Arctic World Archive – a vault that aims to preserve the world's digital heritage. In collaboration with the Norwegian Natural History Museum, the visitor center will further provide its audience with insights into how the Svalbard Archipelago's unique geology has transformed over millions of years.