ARCHITECTURAL RECORD: LEESER Wins Mammoth Museum Competition →

While the distant location of Siberia might seem surprising, given that it attracted such international talent, the museum’s name explains a lot about its focus: the World Mammoth and Permafrost Museum. Located roughly 280 miles from the Arctic Circle, in the city of Yakutsk in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),it will be dedicated to the study and display of ancient mammoth remains as well as fragile permafrost landscapes...read more at Architectural Record >>

DEZEEN: Mammoth and Permafrost Museum by LEESER Architecture →

The super-insulated building is fitted with a host of technologies to reduce its impact on the extreme yet fragile environment while serving as both a research centre and museum...read more at LEESER Architecture >>