Henning Larsen designs Norwegian arctic museum as "cluster of glowing beacons"
Henning Larsen has revealed plans for The Arctic University Museum of Norway, which will evoke a cascade of glass beacons on the coast of Tromsø. More
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Station of Being is an interactive Arctic bus stop
Architecture studio Rombout Frieling Lab and Research Institutes of Sweden have created the Station of Being as a prototype bus stop for use in the Arctic region, which uses sound and light to alert passengers to approaching buses. More
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Dorte Mandrup's Arctic whale watching facility will "grow out of the landscape"
Dorte Mandrup has released visuals of The Whale, a viewpoint for whale watching that will resemble a giant rock outcrop within the Arctic Circle on the northern coast of Norway. More
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Snøhetta designs Arctic seed vault visitor centre on Svalbard
Snøhetta has designed a visitor centre for two archives, which will be built within the Arctic Circle on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago. More
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Portable igloos designed to let holidaymakers sleep at the North Pole
Travel agency Luxury Action is planning to build the "northernmost hotel in the world" by placing a group of heated glass igloos at the North Pole. More
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Aluminium-clad cabins perch on stilts over the Barents Sea in Norway
Stinessen Arkitektur has built three cabins and a sauna on an island in the remote Steigen Archipelago off the coast of Norway in the arctic circle. More
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Iceberg-making submarine aims to tackle global warming by re-freezing the Arctic
A team of designers led by Faris Rajak Kotahatuhaha proposes re-freezing sea water in the Arctic to create miniature modular icebergs using a submarine-like vessel, in a bid to combat climate change. More
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June Tong envisions thermal bath powered by Arctic cruise ship waste
Royal College of Art student June Tong has proposed creating an Arctic thermal bath, which would be powered by cruise ship waste, in a bid to spotlight the industry's environmental impact. More
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Snøhetta unveils plans for "energy-positive" Arctic Circle hotel
Snøhetta has revealed plans for a sustainable ring-shaped hotel, that will be nestled at the base of Norway's Almlifjellet mountain, within the Artic Circle. More
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Climate change forces emergency repairs to "failsafe" Arctic seed vault
An Arctic storage bunker filled with seeds that could help humankind regenerate crops after a doomsday scenario is undergoing repairs, after rising temperatures caused it to flood. More
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Icehotel 2016 opens in Lapland with suites themed around animals and films
Custom suites at the 26th Icehotel in the Arctic Circle include a life-sized ice elephant and a recreation of a 1920s cult horror film (+ slideshow). More
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Sweden's Icehotel set to welcome guests all year round with permanent building
Icehotel has announced plans to build a permanent hotel alongside its seasonal frozen lodgings within the Arctic Circle, in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden (+ slideshow). More
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Arctic exploration cabins by Snorre Stinessen cantilever over the Norwegian shoreline
These glass and timber holiday cabins by Norwegian architect Snorre Stinessen overhang the coastline of Norway's Manshausen Island, providing a base for Arctic Circle explorers (+ slideshow). More
