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AWARDS
AZ Awards 2023 Winner — Ideas, Prototypes and Unbuilt Projects
The Whale · Dorte Mandrup · Andenes, Norway
MEDIA COVERAGE
2025–2026 - From vision to reality
Wallpaper
The Whale promises an immersive Arctic experience overlooking the Norwegian Sea
Euronews
Whale museum with rooftop viewpoint overlooking the sea to open in northern Norway next year
2020–2024 - The Whale takes shape
Designboom
The Whale gets green light in Norway
Bygg.no
Slik blir The Whale i Andøy på innsiden
Din Fritid
Et spektakulært museum
2019 - The world discovers The Whale
Forbes
Northern Norway’s New Visitor Center Inspired By Whales
“Northern Norway is set to get a striking new visitor centre inspired by the whales that migrate through its waters.”
Lonely Planet
‘The Whale’ will be Norway’s next stunning visitor attraction
ArchDaily
Dorte Mandrup Wins Competition to Design Cultural Building in Norway
Designboom
Dorte Mandrup chosen to build ‘The Whale’ visitor attraction inside the Arctic Circle
AFAR
The Whale Museum to Open in Norway
Daily Mail
The spectacular new whale-shaped visitor centre coming to Norway
The Mirror
Inside Norway’s ‘ridiculously cool’ new whale attraction
DEZEEN
Dorte Mandrup's Arctic whale watching facility will "grow out of the landscape"