Visitor centre in Glänås

In 1983 Sweden’s Environment Protection Agency initiated an architectural programme for the ‘Naturum’ network of national nature reserve centres, to be built across the whole country. Design quality was a key requirement in the programme, with each new centre starting life through a competition. After the first four projects were all awarded to White Arkitekter, Naturum Tåkern, designed by Wingårdhs, is the first (and so far the only) ‘guest appearance‘ in the programme.

Visitor centre in Glänås
Northwest elevation © Tord-Rikard Söderström