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A Nordic atlas of cases that reflect a broad range of design strategies and solutions that promote nature protection and nature experiences

Wooden architecture building surrounded by woods, stones, mountains and sky.

Naturum Laponia

Accessibility, Guiding Infrastructure

Tåkern Visitor Centre

Material Use, Local Craftsmanship

Wooden cube in the woods.

Arknat

Material Use, Integrated Approach

Concrete bridge over river with stones.

Fossá Bridge in Vestmanna

Accessibility, Material Use, Integrated Approach

Nuuk Coastal Path

Accessibility

Hamra National Park and Kronjuveler

Accessibility, Material Use

Boardwalk, icelandic landscape.

Hovering Trails

Accessibility

A view over the city of Frederikshavn. Skage, Denmark.

Pikker Hill, Frederikshavn

Augmentation, Accessibility

Majamaja Off-Grid Hut Concept

Integrated Approach, Circularity

Lammassaari Boardwalk

Accessibility

Hanko Bird Observatory Halias

Material Use, Local Craftsmanship, Circularity

Wooden boardwalk in the Unesco park of Ilulissat, Greenland.

Ilulissat Board walk

Accessibility

Kintulammi Nature Reserve

Material Use, Circularity

Filsø Visitor Centre, Denmark.

Filsø Visitor Center

Augmentation, Accessibility

View on the tower with trees in the bottom. The Forest Tower, Denmark.

The Forest Tower

Augmentation, Material Use

Volcano crater hill in a landscape.

Saxhóll Stairway

Augmentation, Guiding Infrastructure, Removability

Sunset Plaza, Skagen

Accessibility

Rautulampi Wilderness Huts

Material Use

Sauna surrounded with trees, ocean on the bottom.

Lonna Sauna

Local Craftsmanship

Birdview on the ocean, landscape and tower.

Saltkaret Observation Tower

Accessibility

Landscape with ocean, mountains and a stone stand.

Pysjupallur Bird Watching

Circularity

Rubjerg Knude Beacon, Denmark.

Rubjerg Knude Beacon

Accessibility

Boardwalk on a stone path with forest and sky.

Pyhä–Luosto National Park

Accessibility

A sculptural object seen from above. The Fur Diatoms, Denmark.

The Fur Diatoms

Accessibility

Stone path in the forest, fjord and mountain in the distance.

Sherpa Trails: Munketreppene, Hardanger

Local Craftsmanship, Guiding Infrastructure

Smoke in the middle of a geothermal field.

Gunnuhver Viewing Platforms

Accessibility, Guiding Infrastructure

Boardwalk with a bench on the water.

Hamaren aktivitetspark

Accessibility, Guiding Infrastructure

Guðlaug Baths on a beach.

Guðlaug Baths

Accessibility

Hossa National Park

Accessibility

Wooden buildings with black sands and a mountain in the back.

Langisjór Service Buildings

Accessibility

Birdview on a bridge across a river in a snow landscape.

Svarfaðardalur Bridges

Accessibility, Local Craftsmanship, Removability, Circularity

Drone photo of Brimketill platform.

Brimketill Viewpoint

Removability

Two cabins in the woods. Shelters at Millinge Klint, Denmark.

Shelters at Millinge Klint

Accessibility

Old castle ruin with a public viewpoint. Jutland, Denmark.

Kalø Tower Visitor Access

Augmentation, Accessibility

Trees in a park.

Örö Nature Tourism Development Plan

Accessibility, Circularity

Wooden bench with ocean view.

Vasikkasaari Nature Trail

Accessibility

Vision of the fjords

Accessibility, Circularity

Path in a forest with mountains.

Allmannajuvet

Augmentation, Restoration

Path in a forest. Denmark.

Mønsted Chalk Caves

Accessibility

Large window on the left, boardwalk in the middle with a roof, landscape in the evening on the right.

The Wadden Sea Centre

Augmentation, Accessibility

Bisons on a snow-covered landscape.

Landscape Healing

Restoration

Birdview on the frozen river and viewpoint.

Öxarárfoss Viewpoint

Guiding Infrastructure

People walking on a viewplatform surrounded by mountain landscape. Fjaðrárglúfur, Iceland.

Fjaðrárgljúfur Viewing Platform

Guiding Infrastructure, Removability

Wooden building on a cliff in a winter landscape.

Ekkerøy and Steilnes bird hides

Augmentation, Accessibility

Avalanche Protection. Siglufjörður, Iceland.

Siglufjörður Avalanche Protection

Integrated Approach, Guiding Infrastructure

Two bridges across a river with green landscape.

Hrútey Islet Footbridge

Accessibility, Circularity

Winter landscape with cloudy purple sky.

Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Accessibility, Integrated Approach

Sign in the woods.

Tankavaara Gate and Signage

Accessibility

Wooden hut in the woods.

Oulanka Karhunkierros Trail

Accessibility

Soria Moria

Augmentation, Material Use

Hafnarhólmi Bird Watching and Service Building

Integrated Approach

Vejle Viewpoints, Denmark.

Vejle Viewpoint at Nørreskoven

Augmentation, Accessibility

Stone path and fence in the front, view on a castle from distance. Hammershus Visitor Centre, Denmark.

Hammershus Visitor Centre

Accessibility

Tverrfjellhytta–Wild Reindeer Pavilion

Material Use

Public pathway alongside a restored and upgraded historic towpath

The Towpath

Accessibility, Restoration

Niliaitta Accommodation Concept

Augmentation, Material Use

Hedeland Nature Park

Augmentation, Restoration

Hut in the woods.

Kultala Wilderness Hut

Accessibility

View on hotsprings and green landscape.

Hrunalaug Baths

Material Use, Local Craftsmanship, Restoration

Wooden staircase in a landscape.

Grábrók Pathway

Local Craftsmanship, Guiding Infrastructure, Removability