GeoCenter Mans in Denmark
Sponsors: GeoCenter Mans Klint, which consist of Skov- & Naturstyrelsen, Man Municipality, Storstram County, Danmarks Naturfredningsforening, Friluftsradet, Turisme region syd and Team Man. Danske Arkitekters Landsforbung (Association of Danish Architects) participates in the organisation of the competition.
Type: Open, international (The competition is open to architects and engineers in Denmark, other EU countries as well as countries outside the EU.)
Deadline for entries: 15 February 2002
The competition is about making proposals for a 3.000 m2 nature-based geology and experience center, situated in the magnificent environment at the Store Klint of Mans Klint.
Every year about 250.000 visitors visit the 130-metre-high chalk cliffs by the Baltic Sea at the eastside of Man. Here, during the next 3-4 years, it is the intention to create a center to support and supplement the visitor's spontaneus experience of the majestic nature of the Cliff.
The Center's mission is to:
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tell the story of the creation of Denmark
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increase the understanding of the overall relations of nature
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stengthen the visitor's own discovery of the landscape of Mans Kint
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protect nature by increasing the general understanding of nature
Prizes: DKK 600,000.
It is the intention that the winner of the competition will receive the subsequent commission.
Further informations about the competition is available from:
Mr. Nils Natorp, Project Leader, Team Man
Storegade 2
DK-4780 Stege
Phone: +45 88 81 16 14, Fax: +45 32 83 69 01
E-mail:
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