AWARD-WINNING USE
OF PERFORATED METAL
A unique auditorium for the Faculty of Humanities at the Uppsala
University campus stands out like a precious jewel among the
surrounding traditional buildings. The architects chose RMIG
ImagePerf to reproduce the work of artist Ann Lislegaard, resulting
in a unique and breathtaking facade for the auditorium.
The auditorium for the Humanities – Humanistiska Teatern – is now
being used for various events at Uppsala University in Sweden. It is
situated in the part of campus called The English Park and consists
of two separate building blocks, one for administrative offices and
one for the auditorium itself. The Swedish architect firm, White
Arkitekter, designed both the office building and the auditorium.
Whereas the office building merges with existing buildings on
campus, the horseshoe-shaped auditorium stands out as a powerful
symbol of humanistic activities and events at the university. It is
equipped with state-of-the-art audio-video technology that allows
everyone to express their opinions and be heard both inside the
auditorium and around the world. This unique arena encourages
participation and exchange, thereby achieving its goal of creating
social connection.
For the architects, it was important that the uniqueness of the
building was reflected through both its interior and exterior
design. Therefore, they chose an untraditional approach to the
construction of the facade and joined forces with an accomplished
artist as well as world specialists in perforated metal at RMIG.
ARTWORK REPRODUCED WITH PRECISIONDanish-Norwegian artist
Ann Lislegaard was commissioned with the task of designing the
artwork for the facade of the oval-shaped building. She developed
an intricate, abstract pattern of circular shapes that was – in part –
inspired by the natural images drawn by internationally acclaimed
Swedish botanist Carl von Linné. Ann Lislegaard’s vision was
converted into digital format and the image was then reproduced
by means of picture perforation.