Karolinska Institutets aula, Medical auditorium at Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska Institutets aula, also called Aula Medica, is a Gert Wingårdh-designed building on Campus Solna in Solna, completed in 2013. Its curved facade is clad in triangular glass elements of varying colours, behind which sits a load-bearing frame of glulam timber and steel. The amphitheatre-shaped hall seats about 1,000 people, and the building partly spans Solnavägen.
The Karolinska Institute was founded in 1810 as Sweden's third medical school following Uppsala and Lund universities. This auditorium was built as part of the institution to support medical teaching and scientific gatherings.
The building was planned as a representative venue for Nobel lectures, large symposia and researcher meetings. Its curved glass facade of triangular elements and the exposed timber-and-steel trusses are visible from Solnavägen. The 1,000-seat amphitheatre also serves exams and KI events.
The auditorium is accessible within the Karolinska Institute campus and can be visited during various events. Check in advance which gatherings are open to the public, as some scientific meetings may be restricted to invited participants.
The building was named "Årets Bygge 2014" by the magazine Byggindustrin on 31 March 2014. To make room for it, the institute's old main building from 1946, designed by Ture Ryberg, was demolished. Its curved facade is covered in triangular glass elements of different colours, with a load-bearing frame of glued laminated timber and steel behind them.
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