Nordic House in the Faroe Islands

The Nordic House (Faroese: Norðurlandahúsið) is a cultural institution in the Faroe Islands.^[1] Its aim is to support and promote Nordic and Faroese culture, locally and in the Nordic region.

History

elves. The building opened in Tórshavn

in 1983.

The Nordic House is organized as a cultural organization under the Nordic Council of Ministers. The Nordic House is run by a steering committee of eight, of which three are Faroese and five from the outside Nordic countries. Also, there is a local advisory body of 15 members, representing the Faroese cultural organizations. For a four-year period, the steering committee appoints a director of the house.^{[citation needed]}

Architecture

”The combination of a national cultural center and a center to impact culture between the Faroe Islands and other Nordic countries” was the brief for Ola Steen who designed the Nordic House.^{[citation needed]}

In concept, it is green with dragon-like steel struts to provide stability against the strain that the

amphitheater. Exhibitions are organized here as well as cultural events. The public areas can be subdivided or combined with light, sound, and space-defining elements. All of the rooms are daylit except for the 800 m² hall, which can be opened to the amphitheater and lobby, as the west end wall consists of movable elements. The bearing element in structure and space is the high in-cast concrete wall in the large hall. Everything rests on it or relates to it. The large span of steel structure emanating from this wall gives space in the lobby for the organic, snakelike, and supple stairs and ramp.^{[citation needed}

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