PLACE – An Exhibition by Dorte Mandrup in Danish Architecture Center

How do you create architecture that belongs exactly where it stands?  
In the exhibition PLACE, the Danish architecture studio Dorte Mandrup invites you to experience five distinctive places where the surroundings, terrain, and history have shaped the architecture — from the flat marshlands of the Wadden Sea and Greenland’s dramatic ice fjords to historically sensitive Berlin. 

At a time of major human-made imbalances, this smaller exhibition in DAC’s Hall shows how architecture can awaken our connection to our surroundings, with deep respect for the places we inhabit. 

Through models, photographs, and film, the exhibition unfolds five striking projects in Germany, Greenland, Norway, and Denmark, showing how architecture can create strong connections between people, landscapes, and history. 

The projects differ in form and function, but share a common ambition: to let the place shape the architecture, rather than the other way around. 

 
Architecture Rooted in Place 
At Dorte Mandrup’s studio, place is defining for the architecture. Landscapes, climate, materials, and local narratives inspire architecture that should settle naturally into its location and bring its unique stories to life. 

"Today, it is more important than ever that architecture strengthens our understanding of the places we are part of." 

Dorte Mandrup, founder and creative director 

An International Touring Exhibition 

PLACE is an international touring exhibition that has already been shown at some of Europe’s leading architecture and cultural institutions, including Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin, Le Bicolore – Maison du Danemark in Paris, Liljevalchs in Stockholm, and AiT ArchitekturSalon in Hamburg. The exhibition is now being shown at the Danish Architecture Center, DAC, before continuing its journey. 

About Dorte Mandrup 

Dorte Mandrup is an award-winning Danish architect with an international practice.  

Her studio is particularly known for site-specific architecture, where landscape, cultural history, and local narratives shape the expression of the buildings. The studio designs architecture from an artistic starting point, combining a firm grasp of reality with the courage to challenge the boundarires of form and materials.  

This exhibition is developed by Studio Dorte Mandrup. PLACE is a smaller exhibition shown in DACs Hall on show from July 1 to August 16, 2026. 

The exhibition is supported by Dreyers Fond, Beckett-Fonden, and Knud Højgaards Fond. 

The installation at DAC is supported by the philanthropic association Realdania. 

Thanks to Louisiana Channel, AEDES Architecture Forum, Le Bicolore - Maison du Danemark, Liljevalchs Konsthall and AIT ArchitekturSalon 

Read more about PLACE: https://dac.dk/en/exhibitions/place--an-exhibition-by-dorte-mandrup  

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About Danish Architecture Center

Danish Architecture Center (DAC) is an international cultural attraction that creates exhibitions and events and promotes debate about architecture and design. DAC operates as a public-private partnership between the Danish government and Realdania, a self-endowed charitable entity.

His Royal Highness the King of Denmark serves as patron of Danish Architecture Center.

DAC will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026.